Open AccessUpper Limb Robotic Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Irene Aprile,
Marco Germanotta,
Arianna Cruciani,
Simona Loreti,
Cristiano Pecchioli,
Francesca Cecchi,
Angelo Montesano,
Silvia Galeri,
Manuela Diverio,
C. Falsini,
Gabriele Speranza,
Emanuele Langone,
Dionysia Papadopoulou,
Luca Padua,
Maria Chiara Carrozza
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000295
Subject(s) - confidence interval , medicine , randomized controlled trial , rehabilitation , physical therapy , stroke (engine) , minimal clinically important difference , physical medicine and rehabilitation , clinical trial , mean difference , upper limb , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
After stroke, only 12% of survivors obtain complete upper limb (UL) functional recovery, while in 30% to 60% UL deficits persist. Despite the complexity of the UL, prior robot-mediated therapy research has used only one robot in comparisons to conventional therapy. We evaluated the efficacy of robotic UL treatment using a set of 4 devices, compared with conventional therapy.