Combined Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Robot-Assisted Upper Arm Training in Subacute Stroke Patients

NCT ID: NCT03042455

Last Updated: 2019-03-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-18

Study Completion Date

2018-06-26

Brief Summary

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This study was designed to establish the clinical evidence for effect of Robot-Assisted upper arm training and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on upper limb function of subacute stroke patients.

* Purpose : to elucidate the effect of Robot-Assisted upper arm training and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on upper limb function of stroke patients compared to conventional occupational therapy
* Subjects : total 99 patients with stroke whose upper limb functions are impaired
* Intervention : 4 weeks of therapy (5 days per week)
* Studies : upper limb functional assessment (FMA, MFT, WMFT), computerized motion analysis
* Evaluation plan : 1) pre-intervention, 2) post-2 weeks of intervention, 3) post-4 weeks of intervention, 4) 4 weeks after end of intervention

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Robot and rTMS

Robot-Assisted upper arm training and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation group(intervention group 1)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Armeo and rTMS

Intervention Type DEVICE

The Armeo, a robot with a spring mechanism allowing adjustable arm weight support, can generate assistive forces of up to 66N in flexion/extension and up to 30N for the arm and forearm respectively. This robot integrates seven angle sensors and one pressure sensor that allow direct interaction between the motion of the patient's arm and the associated therapy software. rTMS is a magnetic method used to stimulate small regions of the brain.

The Robot and rTMS group will receive the robot-assisted upper arm training and rTMS for 5 times per week, for 4 weeks. And all patients of three groups will receive the additional conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks.

Robot

Robot-Assisted upper arm training group(intervention group2)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Armeo

Intervention Type DEVICE

The Armeo, a robot with a spring mechanism allowing adjustable arm weight support, can generate assistive forces of up to 66N in flexion/extension and up to 30N for the arm and forearm respectively. This robot integrates seven angle sensors and one pressure sensor that allow direct interaction between the motion of the patient's arm and the associated therapy software. The Robot group will receive the robot-assisted upper arm training for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks. And all patients of three groups will receive the additional conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks.

Conventional

Conventional training group(control group)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control group

Intervention Type OTHER

The conventional group will receive occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks instead of Robot or rTMS. And all patients of three groups will receive the additional conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks.

Interventions

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Armeo and rTMS

The Armeo, a robot with a spring mechanism allowing adjustable arm weight support, can generate assistive forces of up to 66N in flexion/extension and up to 30N for the arm and forearm respectively. This robot integrates seven angle sensors and one pressure sensor that allow direct interaction between the motion of the patient's arm and the associated therapy software. rTMS is a magnetic method used to stimulate small regions of the brain.

The Robot and rTMS group will receive the robot-assisted upper arm training and rTMS for 5 times per week, for 4 weeks. And all patients of three groups will receive the additional conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Armeo

The Armeo, a robot with a spring mechanism allowing adjustable arm weight support, can generate assistive forces of up to 66N in flexion/extension and up to 30N for the arm and forearm respectively. This robot integrates seven angle sensors and one pressure sensor that allow direct interaction between the motion of the patient's arm and the associated therapy software. The Robot group will receive the robot-assisted upper arm training for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks. And all patients of three groups will receive the additional conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Control group

The conventional group will receive occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks instead of Robot or rTMS. And all patients of three groups will receive the additional conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes daily 5 times per week, for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Robot-Assisted upper arm training(Armeo) Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(rTMS) Robot-Assisted upper arm training(Armeo) conventional training

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Upper FMA 7-38
* Hemiplegic patients within 6months after stroke onset
* male or female, 20 years older

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with cognitive impairment who are unable to comply with protocol-required procedure
* Quadriplegic or double hemiplegic patients
* Patients with musculoskeletal disease, peripheral nerve disease in upper extremity
* Patients with lower motor neuron disease
* Patients who cannot perform rTMS
* Pregnant woman
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Yonsei University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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1-2014-0083

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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