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Assistance Delivery and Muscle Coordination
Sponsor: The Catholic University of America
Summary
The experiment will be conducted with 15 chronic stroke survivors and 15 control subjects. Subjects will perform extension movements of the index finger of their more-impaired (stroke) or nondominant (control) hand under two different assistance types: end-effector assistance and exotendon assistance. For each assistance type, unassisted movements will be performed before and after the assistance. Subjects will be randomly assigned into two groups (A and B), who will receive the assistance in a different order. The finger movements and muscle activation patterns will be recorded during movements.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2024-11-21
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-07-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Exotendon assistance
Assistive devices with distinct assistance dynamics
End-effector assistance
Finger will be moved by the actuators connected to the fingertip
Locations (1)
Catholic University of America
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States