Multi-domain Improvements in High-TEchnology Rehabilitation Programs for Post-stroke Patients
ConditionStroke
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Milano Bicocca
About this trial
Through a multi-method, multi-informant, and patient-centred approach, the study aims to investigate the experience of use and the effectiveness of rehabilitation technology (robotics and virtual reality - VR) in post-stroke patients and their caregivers and therapists
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Acute stroke event occurring within a maximum of 12 months prior to treatment;
Age over 18 years;
Acceptable hyposthenia evaluated with the Motricity Index (scores less than the maximum)
Spasticity, if present, compatible with limb function (MAS score < 2)
Disqualifiers
Severe clinical condition (e.g., cognitive impairment - MMSE score < 24), presence of sever apraxia, complete upper limbs hemiplegia, severe upper limb sensory disorders, joint fractures and dislocations);
clinical non-eligibility to the use of exoskeleton devices as per technical specifications of the devices
Inability or difficulty in completing self-report measures in Italian and/or secondary illiteracy;
Presence of psychiatric pathology in medical history or recent psychiatric pathology that could affect reliability of data collected;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Technology-enhanced Rehabilitation
- Multidisciplinary Traditional Rehabiltiation
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Milano Bicocca
Lead sponsor
University of Milan
Collaborator
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov