Trial reportNeurorehabilitation and neural repair2017
Robotic Assistance for Training Finger Movement Using a Hebbian Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04818073 (Determinants of the Effectiveness of Robot-assisted Hand Movement Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Determinants of the Effectiveness of Robot-assisted Hand Movement Training
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of the Learning Dynamics of Proprioception Training: Specificity, Acquisition, Retention, and Transfer.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2023Pooled it
- Three-dimensional assessment of finger individuation reveals finger- and joint-specific selective motor control deficits in children with cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Variants of active assist robotic therapy: feasibility of virtual assistance and proprioceptive training as gauged by their effects on success and motivation during finger movement training after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Circuit-based neuromodulation enhances delayed recall in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Effects of an assist-as-needed equipped Tenodesis-Induced-Grip Exoskeleton Robot (TIGER) on upper limb function in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Impact of the robotic-assistance level on upper extremity function in stroke patients receiving adjunct robotic rehabilitation: sub-analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Proprioceptive Gaming: Making Finger Sensation Training Intense and Engaging with the P-Pong Game and PINKIE Robot.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2021Trial
- Effects of a robot-aided somatosensory training on proprioception and motor function in stroke survivors.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Neurocognitive robot-assisted rehabilitation of hand function: a randomized control trial on motor recovery in subacute stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Trial
- Reliability, validity and discriminant ability of a robotic device for finger training in patients with subacute stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Trial
- Somatosensory system integrity explains differences in treatment response after stroke.Neurology · 2019Trial
- Translation of robot-assisted rehabilitation to clinical service: a comparison of the rehabilitation effectiveness of EMG-driven robot hand assisted upper limb training in practical clinical service and in clinical trial with laboratory configuration for chronic stroke.Biomedical engineering online · 2018Trial
- Impact of the brainstem in normal and impaired human movement control.The Journal of physiology · 2026Review
- Robotic Technologies for Hand Recovery After Stroke: A Reflection on Research Paths in Honor of Dr. Steven Wolf.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2026Article
- Computer Vision for Movement Observation and Recovery Enhancement (C-MORE): Box and Blocks Test.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Intra- and inter-day effects of novel robot-assisted hand movement training in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis: a single-arm pilot study.Fujita medical journal · 2026Article
- Limb Position Sense Across Multiple Proprioceptive Tasks in Healthy Adults.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Dynamic thumb localization and its adaptation: quantification with a novel robotic task.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- A structural causal model for robot-assisted upper-limb neurorehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Towards AI-based precision rehabilitation via contextual model-based reinforcement learning.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundRobots that physically assist movement are increasingly used in rehabilitation therapy after stroke, yet some studies suggest robotic assistance discourages effort and reduces motor learning.
objectiveTo determine the therapeutic effects of high and low levels of robotic assistance during finger training.
methodsWe designed a protocol that varied the amount of robotic assistance while controlling the number, amplitude, and exerted effort of training movements. Participants (n = 30) with a chronic stroke and moderate hemiparesis (average Box and Blocks Test 32 ± 18 and upper extremity Fugl-Meyer score 46 ± 12) actively moved their index and middle fingers to targets to play a musical game similar to GuitarHero 3 h/wk for 3 weeks. The participants were randomized to receive high assistance (causing 82% success at hitting targets) or low assistance (55% success). Participants performed ~8000 movements during 9 training sessions.
resultsBoth groups improved significantly at the 1-month follow-up on functional and impairment-based motor outcomes, on depression scores, and on self-efficacy of hand function, with no difference between groups in the primary endpoint (change in Box and Blocks). High assistance boosted motivation, as well as secondary motor outcomes (Fugl-Meyer and Lateral Pinch Strength)-particularly for individuals with more severe finger motor deficits. Individuals with impaired finger proprioception at baseline benefited less from the training.
conclusionsRobot-assisted training can promote key psychological outcomes known to modulate motor learning and retention. Furthermore, the therapeutic effectiveness of robotic assistance appears to derive at least in part from proprioceptive stimulation, consistent with a Hebbian plasticity model.
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