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Trial reportHand (New York, N.Y.)2018

Efficacy of Short-Term Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation in Patients With Hand Paralysis After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jorge H Villafañe, Giovanni Taveggia, Silvia Galeri, Luciano Bissolotti, Chiara Mullè, Grace Imperio, Kristin Valdes, Alberto Borboni, Stefano Negrini

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Hand (New York, N.Y.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06884553 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Robot-assistED Rehabilitation Versus OccupatIonal Therapy on the Functional Recovery of the Upper Limb in PatiEnts with Chronic STroke: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of FlorenceRan2023 to 2025Enrolled72ConditionsChronic StrokeArmsRobotic therapy (Gloreha Sinfonia system), Occupational therapy, Control
NCT07287059 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Wearable Robotic and Virtual Reality-Assisted Interventions on Hand Function in Stroke Rehabilitation

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled42ConditionsPost-Stroke HemiplegiaArmsSoft Robotic Glove (SRG), Leap Motion Controller (LMC), Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT)
NCT07327151 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Soft Rehabilitation Gloves as Assistive Technology: Enhancing Upper Limb Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living in Chronic Stroke-A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKocaeli UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled34ConditionsStrokeArmsSybero SRGs, Occupational therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Robot-assisted distal training improves upper limb dexterity and function after stroke: a systematic review and meta-regression.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jorge H Villafañe1 IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Giovanni Taveggia2 Habilita, Istituto Clinico Ospedale di Sarnico, Italy.
Silvia Galeri1 IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Luciano Bissolotti3 Fondazione Teresa Camplani-Casa di Cura Domus Salutis, Brescia, Italy.
Chiara Mullè2 Habilita, Istituto Clinico Ospedale di Sarnico, Italy.
Grace Imperio1 IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Kristin Valdes5 Gannon University, Ruskin, FL, USA.
Alberto Borboni6 University of Brescia, Italy.
Stefano Negrini1 IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITGannon University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe evaluated the effectiveness of robot-assisted motion and activity in additional to physiotherapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) on stroke patients with hand paralysis.

methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted. Thirty-two patients, 34.4% female (mean ± SD age: 68.9 ± 11.6 years), with hand paralysis after stroke participated. The experimental group received 30 minutes of passive mobilization of the hand through the robotic device Gloreha (Brescia, Italy), and the control group received an additional 30 minutes of PT and OT for 3 consecutive weeks (3 d/wk) in addition to traditional rehabilitation. Outcomes included the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Modified Ashworth Scale, Barthel Index (BI), Motricity Index (MI), short version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH), and the visual analog scale (VAS) measurements. All measures were collected at baseline and end of the intervention (3 weeks).

resultsA significant effect of time interaction existed for NIHSS, BI, MI, and QuickDASH, after stroke immediately after the interventions (all, P < .001). The experimental group had a greater reduction in pain compared with the control group at the end of the intervention, a reduction of 11.3 mm compared with 3.7 mm, using the 100-mm VAS scale.

conclusionsIn the treatment of pain and spasticity in hand paralysis after stroke, robot-assisted mobilization performed in conjunction with traditional PT and OT is as effective as traditional rehabilitation.

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Orthotic DevicesRoboticsAgedAged, 80 and overDisability EvaluationDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHandHumansMaleMiddle AgedParalysisStroke RehabilitationVisual Analog Scalehandrehabilitationroboticstrokewearable

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PMID28719996
PMCPMC5755871
OpenAlexW2588071635

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