Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * 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 * Impaired ability to open affected hand Exclusion Criteria: * 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 * receiving physical or occupational therapy outside of study protocols * have excessive pain in any joint of the affected extremity that could limit ability to cooperate with the protocols