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HEROES: Human Extremity Robotic Rehabilitation and Outcome Enhancement for Stroke
Sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Summary
HEROES is a multidisciplinary neurophysiological \& neural rehabilitation engineering project, developed by the Lab of Medical Physics \& Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and supported by a Neurosurgical Department. The website for the project can be accessed at https://heroes.med.auth.gr. The investigation's primary objectives include the development, testing and optimization of an intervention based on multiple immersive man-machine interfaces offering rich feedback, that include a) mountable robotic arm controlled with wireless Brain-Computer Interface and b) wearable robotics jacket \& gloves in combination with a serious game application and c) augmented reality module for the presentation of the previous two, as well as the development and validation of a self-paced neuro-rehabilitation protocol for patients after chronic stroke with severe residual motor disability.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2024-12-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2024-07-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Brain-Computer Interface control of robotic arms with augmented reality
The participants will be trained to modulate self-paced Visual Motor Imagery (VMI) and Kinesthetic Motor Imagery (KMI) under EEG recording in order to achieve BCI-control of a custom-built bimanual arms robot (MERCURY v2.0). In KMI they will be asked to modulate brain waves in order to learn to control the BCI and in VMI they will additionally be projected a visual cue (representation of the intended movement). BCI will be used to control the arms in physical space as well as in an Augmented Reality Environment. Each participant will take part in 3 sessions
Serious game with augmented reality
The participants will don wearable robotics and use them as input to play a dojo-themed immersive serious game intended at tracking participants movement and presenting them with motor tasks to perform. The game will be played in a computer screen, as well as in an Augmented Reality Environment. Each participant will take part in 10 sessions
Locations (1)
Laboratory of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, AUTH
Thessaloniki, Greece