Robotic hand treatment of patients affected by chronic stroke: a monocentric longitudinal pilot study.
exoskeleton
hand
rehabilitation
robotics
stroke
Journal
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents
ISSN: 0393-974X
Titre abrégé: J Biol Regul Homeost Agents
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 8809253
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
2
1
2021
pubmed:
3
1
2021
medline:
9
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Few studies investigated the effects of a robotic treatment in hand motor recovery after stroke. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment by means of Gloreha Sinfonia® robotic glove in hand motor recovery of a chronic stroke sample of patients with different impairment severity. Thirteen chronic stroke subjects were assigned to either active-assisted robotic treatment or passive robotic treatment according to their ability to actively extend wrist for at least 20 degrees. All subjects underwent 20 sessions of treatment with Gloreha Sinfonia® and were evaluated before (T0), after treatment (T1) and after one month (T2) with clinical scales testing motor performance [Motor Power (MP); Fugl Meyer Upper-Extremity (FMUE)] and spasticity [Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)]. Both groups showed significant motor recovery and spasticity reduction. Further randomized controlled trials with larger samples are needed to confirm our results.
Types de publication
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
79-86. Technology in MedicineInformations de copyright
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