Establishment of a Feasible Smart Upper Limb Rehabilitation Model in Post-pandemic Era: Examples for Patients With Stroke and Spinal Cord Injuries

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of the developed application and exoskeleton robot devices for home-based training in stroke patients and patients with spinal cord injuries. The application that uses an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to enable remote monitoring of rehabilitation progress by clinical practitioners. Simultaneously, it seeks to assist the execution of patient movements through devices. In patients with stroke, half of the participants will be assigned to experimental group, receiving a smart upper limb motor rehabilitation system for home program. The other half will be assigned to control group, receiving a traditional home program. In patients with spinal cord injuries. Participants will follow the same allocation method for home-based intervention. Researchers will conduct an analysis before and after intervention, examining progress in motor function, activities of daily living, and quality of life.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 79
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 20-79 years old.

• The score of Montreal Cognitive Assessment is more than or equal to 26.

• The unilateral hemorrhagic or ischemic participants.

• The performance of upper limb movement is affected by damage to brain cells.

• 20-65 years old.

• The score of Mini-Mental Status Examination is more than or equal to 25.

• Diagnosed as incomplete spinal cord injury at the C5 or C6 level.

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Chi Mei Medical Center
RECRUITING
Tainan City
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
RECRUITING
Tainan City
Contact Information
Primary
Li-Chieh Kuo, Ph.D
jkkuo@mail.ncku.edu.tw
886-62353535
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
Experimental: Stroke: TIGER group
Participants in the TIGER (tenodesis-induced-grip exoskeleton robot) group will operate the TIGER system. They will undergo a 30-minute home-based training program twice a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks.
Active_comparator: Stroke: TOT group
Participants in the TOT (task-oriented training) group will receive task-oriented training as home program. They will undergo a 30-minute home-based training program twice a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks.
Experimental: Spinal cord injury: TIGER group
Participants in the TIGER (tenodesis-induced-grip exoskeleton robot) group will operate the TIGER system. They will undergo a 40-minute home-based training program once a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks.
Active_comparator: Spinal cord injury: TOT group
Participants in the TOT (task-oriented training) group will receive task-oriented training as home program. They will undergo a 40-minute home-based training program once a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

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