Hand Exoskeleton Training Study

ConditionStroke
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21+
SponsorMedstar Health Research Institute

About this trial

The goal of this study is to evaluate the HandMATE device's effectiveness in the rehabilitation of stroke patients and asses if the HandMATE application is received well by stroke survivors.

Participants will use the HandMate device in clinic and in the home. They will also complete clinical upper extremity assessments.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age of 21 or older

diagnosis of stroke more than 6 months prior confirmed from MRI or CT

voluntary hand activity (score of 1 or more, finger extension item, Fugl-Meyer Test)

adequate cognitive status

Disqualifiers

hemispatial neglect

severe sensory loss (2 or more on the sensory item, NIH Stroke Scale/Score)

receiving or planning to receive antispasticity medications during enrollment into the study

less than full passive range of motion in finger joints

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • HandMate

Treatment groups

15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group