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StrokeNCT05598892

Hand Rehabilitation Based on a RobHand Exoskeleton in Stroke Patients: a Case Series Study

A study testing Training with Robotic Hand Exoskeleton in people with Stroke, run by Corporación de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur at 1 site in Chile.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The following study seeks to provide information regarding to the RobHand exoskeleton for hand neuromotor maintenance and/or rehabilitation, developed by the University of Valladolid, Spain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Stroke
What is being tested?
Training with Robotic Hand Exoskeleton
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4 participants
Where
1 siteChile
Study dates
1 Mar 2021to 30 Sep 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Over 18 years old
  • Active patient at the Rehabilitation Center Club de Leones Cruz del Sur
  • At least 1 Hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke
  • Adequate level of consciousness
  • Paresis of the upper extremities
  • Patient who signed the inform consent

Who cannot join

  • Comorbidities in the central nervous system
  • Pain in the upper extremity (hand, forearm, arm)
  • Patient who does not sign the informed consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Chile1 site

  • Corporación de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur

    Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes, 6211525

Other trials in Chile

About this study

The following study seeks to provide information regarding to the RobHand exoskeleton for hand neuromotor maintenance and/or rehabilitation, developed by the University of Valladolid, Spain.

Read the detailed description

The following study seeks to provide information regarding to the RobHand exoskeleton for hand neuromotor maintenance and/or rehabilitation, developed by the University of Valladolid, Spain. The study was carried out by the Neurotchnology Group of the Research and Development Area of the Corporación de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur, Chile. Clinical test were implemented on four subjects with Stroke sequelae who participated in two evaluations of manual function and 16 training sessions with the robotic exoskeleton, in order to know the clinical effects on manual function, safety and satisfaction of users who utilize the exoskeleton RobHand.

Conditions
Stroke
Being tested
Training with Robotic Hand Exoskeleton
Keywords
Stroke, Hand Rehabilitation, Exoskeleton
Medical subject headings
Stroke

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Training with Robotic Hand ExoskeletonDevice

    The intervention consists in Robotic Hand training sessions. Each subject received 16 sessions lasting 60 minutes each and a frequency of 2 sessions per week. The sessions will be applied by an Ocupational Therapist with experience in Robotic training. Robhand exoskeleton (ITAP, Valladolid, Spain) is an exoskeleton-type electromechanical device, which is attached to the patient's hand and provides assistance for performing different types of finger movement rehabilitation therapies. The exoskeleton is composed of five independent subassemblies that are placed on a platform which is located on the back of the hand, with the exception of the thumb subassembly that is mounted on a separated module connected to the hand support platform through a linkage device.

Study groups in NCT05598892
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Robot-assisted RehabilitationExperimentalParticipants will receive rehabilitation based on hand robotic exosqueleton (ROBHAND, ITAP Valladolid, Spain) Patients will perform upper limb exercises assisted by the device. Training involve 16 sessions, 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks, each lasting about 60 minutes.
Receives: Device: Training with Robotic Hand Exoskeleton

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Dynamometry - Grip Baseline

    A Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer (Pennsylvania, USA) was used to assess isometric contractions. This test allows to evaluate the functional integrity of the upper extremity through the force exerted when squeezing the hand and therefore,to identify the loss of physiological muscle function. The patient is asked to grasp the resistance of the handle, place his shoulder in abduction and with neutral rotation. Additionally, the elbow must be flexed at 90º and with the forearm in a neutral position.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Dynamometry - Grip Post Intervention

    A Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer (Pennsylvania, USA) was used to assess isometric contractions. This test allows to evaluate the functional integrity of the upper extremity through the force exerted when squeezing the hand and therefore,to identify the loss of physiological muscle function. The patient is asked to grasp the resistance of the handle, place his shoulder in abduction and with neutral rotation. Additionally, the elbow must be flexed at 90º and with the forearm in a neutral position.

    Measured: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. Nine Hole Peg Test (9-HPT) Baseline

    9-HPT seeks to evaluate the dexterity of the fingers [43], for which a board and nine pegs are used. The patient must place the 9 pegs on the board and then remove all of them, using the dominant and non-dominant hand. This test is timed.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Nine Hole Peg Test (9-HPT) Post Intervention

    9-HPT seeks to evaluate the dexterity of the fingers [43], for which a board and nine pegs are used. The patient must place the 9 pegs on the board and then remove all of them, using the dominant and non-dominant hand. This test is timed.

    Measured: 8 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Oct 2022
  2. Study start1 Mar 2021
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2021
  4. Study completion30 Sep 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05598892
Sponsor's protocol ID
CorporacionRCLCS0008
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
27 Sep 2022
Last updated
28 Oct 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • GBD 2016 Stroke Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurol. 2019 May;18(5):439-458. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30034-1. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

    PubMed 30871944

  • Málaga, G., La Cruz-Saldaña, D., Busta-Flores, P., Carbajal, A., & Santiago-Mariaca, K. (2018). La enfermedad cerebrovascular en el Perú: estado actual y perspectivas de investigación clínica. Acta medica peruana, 35(1), 51-54.

  • Leyton Pavez, C.E., Espinoza, I.R.P., Hernández Poblete, P.A., Gil Martín, J.C.: Atención post hospitalaria de pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular en atención primaria de salud. Revista Médica de Risaralda 25, 23-30 (2019)

  • Sepúlveda-Contreras, J.: Caracterización de pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular ingresados en un hospital de baja complejidad en Chile. Universidad y Salud 23, 8-12 (2021)

  • Rathore SS, Hinn AR, Cooper LS, Tyroler HA, Rosamond WD. Characterization of incident stroke signs and symptoms: findings from the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Stroke. 2002 Nov;33(11):2718-21. doi: 10.1161/01.str.0000035286.87503.31.

    PubMed 12411667

  • Fischer HC, Stubblefield K, Kline T, Luo X, Kenyon RV, Kamper DG. Hand rehabilitation following stroke: a pilot study of assisted finger extension training in a virtual environment. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2007 Jan-Feb;14(1):1-12. doi: 10.1310/tsr1401-1.

    PubMed 17311785

  • Thibaut A, Chatelle C, Ziegler E, Bruno MA, Laureys S, Gosseries O. Spasticity after stroke: physiology, assessment and treatment. Brain Inj. 2013;27(10):1093-105. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804202. Epub 2013 Jul 25.

    PubMed 23885710

  • Beneitez García, P.: Neurorrehabilitación: Robótica Y Realidad Virtual en Accidente Cerebrovascular. Reeducación del Miembro Superior, (2019). http://hdl.handle.net/10810/31072

  • Rossini PM, Calautti C, Pauri F, Baron JC. Post-stroke plastic reorganisation in the adult brain. Lancet Neurol. 2003 Aug;2(8):493-502. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(03)00485-x.

    PubMed 12878437

  • Nudo RJ, Wise BM, SiFuentes F, Milliken GW. Neural substrates for the effects of rehabilitative training on motor recovery after ischemic infarct. Science. 1996 Jun 21;272(5269):1791-4. doi: 10.1126/science.272.5269.1791.

    PubMed 8650578

  • Jones EG. Cortical and subcortical contributions to activity-dependent plasticity in primate somatosensory cortex. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2000;23:1-37. doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.23.1.1.

    PubMed 10845057

  • Sterr A, Freivogel S. Motor-improvement following intensive training in low-functioning chronic hemiparesis. Neurology. 2003 Sep 23;61(6):842-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.61.6.842.

    PubMed 14504336

  • Butefisch C, Hummelsheim H, Denzler P, Mauritz KH. Repetitive training of isolated movements improves the outcome of motor rehabilitation of the centrally paretic hand. J Neurol Sci. 1995 May;130(1):59-68. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(95)00003-k.

    PubMed 7650532

  • Levy CE, Nichols DS, Schmalbrock PM, Keller P, Chakeres DW. Functional MRI evidence of cortical reorganization in upper-limb stroke hemiplegia treated with constraint-induced movement therapy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Jan;80(1):4-12. doi: 10.1097/00002060-200101000-00003.

    PubMed 11138954

  • Frick EM, Alberts JL. Combined use of repetitive task practice and an assistive robotic device in a patient with subacute stroke. Phys Ther. 2006 Oct;86(10):1378-86. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20050149.

    PubMed 17012642

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Training with Robotic Hand Exoskeleton in people with Stroke, run by Corporación de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur at 1 site in Chile.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Chile. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Dynamometry - Grip Baseline (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05598892, which also lists 51 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Oct 2022.

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