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Effectiveness of Robot-assisted Upper-limb Exercise in Cervical SCI

Slovenia30 participantsStarted 2023-09-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of the project is to test the effectiveness of robot-assisted upper-limb exercise in persons after cervical spinal cord injury. In a randomised controlled two-arm trial, the effect of adding two types of robot-assisted upper-limb exercise to standard occupational therapy will be tested. Three primary and two secondary outcomes will be assessed using well-established measures.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * ability to move unloaded upper limbs * at least 18 years of age * ability to sit for one hour * ability to understand the instructions for robot-assisted exercise Exclusion Criteria: * inability to sit for one hour * presence of hospital-acquired infection that requires isolation * bodily impairment other than spinal cord injury * inability to understand the instructions for robot-assisted exercise

What they're measuring

Difference in Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility and Prehension Version 2 (GRASSP V2) score

Timeframe: Before intervention (at admission) and after the intervention (on average after 3 weeks)

Difference in Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility and Prehension - Mielopathy (GRASSP-M) score

Timeframe: Before intervention (at admission) and after the intervention (on average after 3 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06089915

SponsorUniversity Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12

Contact for this trial

Metka Moharić, MD, PhD

+386 1 4758441 metka.moharic@ir-rs.si

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