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"Comparison of Therapist-Led and Robot-Assisted Arm Therapy in Subacute Stroke Rehabilitation"
Sponsor: Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Summary
This study aims to compare the outcomes of upper limb motor therapy conducted by a physiotherapist with robot-assisted therapy using the Luna EMG device in patients in the subacute phase after stroke. Additionally, the study will examine the correlation between changes in muscle tone and motor function improvement. The randomized controlled trial will be conducted at the Rehabilitation Department of the T. Marciniak Lower Silesian Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland. Two groups (robot-assisted vs. conventional therapy) will perform identical sets of movements with matched repetition counts over a 6-week therapy period. Functional improvement will be assessed using Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment (FMA-UE), Box and Block Test (B\&BT), EQ-5D-5L, and MyotonPro measurements.
Official title: "Comparison of Outcomes of Physiotherapist- and Robot-Assisted Upper Limb Therapy and Their Association With Muscle Tone and Motor Function in Subacute Stroke Patients"
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
58
Start Date
2023-04-03
Completion Date
2024-03-04
Last Updated
2026-04-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Luna EMG
Participants receive additional upper limb rehabilitation using the Luna EMG robotic system. Each session includes 4 EMG-triggered exercises (shoulder flexion, external rotation, elbow extension, and forearm supination), with 50 repetitions per movement. The intervention is delivered 5 days per week for 6 weeks alongside a standard rehabilitation program.
Therapist-assisted upper limb training
Participants receive additional upper limb rehabilitation with a physiotherapist performing assisted movements equivalent to the robotic training protocol. Each session includes 4 assisted exercises (shoulder flexion, external rotation, elbow extension, and forearm supination), with 50 repetitions per movement. The intervention is delivered 5 days per week for 6 weeks alongside a standard rehabilitation program.
Locations (1)
Lower Silesian Specialist Hospital T. Marciniak - Emergency Medicine Center
Wroclaw, Poland