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An Innovative Home Stroke Rehabilitation and Monitoring System
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Hand Mentor (TM) robotic stroke therapy device and Home Therapy Program for Stroke. Completed, enrolled 99 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate a therapy delivery system for stroke patients that provide accessible, affordable stroke care. User-friendly home therapy robots and a telerehabilitation system are combined to monitor and provide therapy that is accessible for patients in rural and underserved locations. The robotic-based home therapy intervention will produce significantly greater improvement in upper extremity motor function than Usual and Customary Care enhanced with a (non-robotic) home therapy upper extremity rehabilitation program at the end of 8 weeks of home therapy.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The goal of the Hand Mentor ™ (TM) device is to improve Active Range of Motion in the distal musculature of the paretic limb of patients with stroke. Development of HM patient protocols are based on basic principles of motor learning: the protocols actively engage the patient in activities, progressively increase task difficulty based on patient performance, actively assist patient if necessary (i.e. patient is not passive), provide meaningful feedback at regular intervals, require sensorimotor integration and incorporate the use of tasks that that are intended to transfer to distal motor performance.
Subjects in the control group will be instructed in a self administered home therapy program