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Soft Rehabilitation Gloves as Assistive Technology: Enhancing Upper Limb Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living in Chronic Stroke-A Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Sybero SRGs and Occupational therapy for Stroke. Completed, enrolled 34 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Stroke is a leading cause of disability, with hemiparesis affecting approximately 85% of survivors, particularly affecting the upper limbs, which play a critical role in the activities of daily living (ADLs). While robot-assisted rehabilitation (RAR) is gaining increasing attention owing to its capacity for intensive, repetitive, and task-specific training that promotes neuroplasticity, robot-assisted hand rehabilitation (RAHR) is not yet part of standard protocols and is understudied. This study investigated the effects of a soft rehabilitation glove (SRG) applied in addition to traditional neurorehabilitation on upper limb motor function and ADLs in individuals with chronic stroke.
Study Details
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Interventions
Patients in this group received SRG (five days a week for a total of 15 sessions, each lasting 20 minutes) in addition to their routine neurological rehabilitation program (physiotherapy and occupational therapy). This device includes finger flexion and extension movements, grasping and releasing movements, and performing activities of daily living. Activities of daily living (such as eating, drinking, combing hair, opening jars, retrieving items from overhead shelves, carrying items, brushing teeth, and carrying bags) are determined based on the patients' functional status. The SRG is operated in passive mode, allowing finger flexion and extension movements. In mirror mode, a data glove was placed on the unaffected hand, and a SRG is placed on the affected hand. When the patient flexes their finger with the unaffected hand, signals from the data glove enables grasping of the paretic hand.
Patients in this group received 20 min of occupational therapy (five days a week for a total of 15 sessions) in addition to their routine neurological rehabilitation program.