About this trial
This project will develop a wearable rehabilitation robot suitable for in-bed acute stage rehabilitation. It involves robot-guided motor relearning, passive and active motor-sensory rehabilitation early in the acute stage post-stroke including patients who are paralyzed with no motor output. The early acute stroke rehabilitation device will be evaluated in this clinical trial.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Acute first time unilateral hemispheric stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke, 24 hours after admission to 1 month post-stroke at the start of the proposed treatment)
Hemiplegia or hemiparesis
0≤Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)<=2
Age 30-85
Disqualifiers
Medically not stable
Associated acute medical illness that interferes with ability to training and exercise
No impairment or very mild ankle impairment of ankle
Severe cardiovascular problems that interfere with ability to perform moderate movement exercises
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Motor relearning training
- Passive stretching
- Gamed-based active movement training
- Passive movement
- Active movement training
- Ankle torque and motion measurement
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborator