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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03020576
Date of registration: 10/01/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Columbia University
Public title: Robotic and Conventional Hand Therapy After Stroke
Scientific title: Robot-assisted Hand Training (Amadeo) Compared With Conventional Physiotherapy Techniques in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study
Date of first enrolment: April 2011
Target sample size: 31
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03020576
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Austria United States
Contacts
Name:     Raimund Helbok, MD
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Affiliation:  Innsbruck Medical University
Name:     Joel Stein, MD
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Affiliation:  Columbia University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- history of stroke (>3 months from time of ictus)

- paresis or plegia of the upper extremity.

Exclusion Criteria:

- severe spasticity (defined on the Ashworth Scale with a score of 4-5)

- severe pain despite conventional pain therapy of the paretic upper extremity

- swelling, infection, fracture or ulcers of the paretic extremity

- arthritis of the hand joints

- pregnant

- botulinum toxin- therapy to the upper extremity within 3 months prior to study entry

- severe contractions



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stroke
Intervention(s)
Device: Amadeo Hand Robot Device
Other: Conventional Therapy
Primary Outcome(s)
Impairment Based Arm Measures - Change in Upper Extremity Portion of the Fugl Meyer [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks (at baseline and at the 8-week completion point)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Hand and Pinch Strength [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
Change in Range of Motion Measures [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
Change in Motor Activity Log How Well [Time Frame: Through study completion (taken at baseline and on 8 week study completion)]
Change in Hand Dexterity [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
Change in Motor Activity Log Amount [Time Frame: Through study completion (taken at baseline and at 8-week study completion)]
Change in Mobility and Activities of Daily Living [Time Frame: Through study completion (taken at baseline and at 8 week study completion)]
Change in Spasticity Measures [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
AAAI0093
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
New York University
Medical University Innsbruck
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 25/01/2018
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT03020576
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