Trial reportPloS one2019
Home rehabilitation supported by a wearable soft-robotic device for improving hand function in older adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07327151 (Soft Rehabilitation Gloves as Assistive Technology), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Soft Rehabilitation Gloves as Assistive Technology: Enhancing Upper Limb Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living in Chronic Stroke-A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Embodied robots in rehabilitation-oriented interventions for older adults with disability or cognitive impairment: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review on the usability of robotic and virtual reality devices in neuromotor rehabilitation: patients' and healthcare professionals' perspective.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Feasibility of post-stroke hand rehabilitation supported by a soft robotic hand orthosis in-clinic and at-home.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Rehabilitation of patients in the subacute phase of stroke using the ReHand robotic system: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Trial
- Unsupervised robot-assisted rehabilitation after stroke: feasibility, effect on therapy dose, and user experience.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Therapy effect on hand function after home use of a wearable assistive soft-robotic glove supporting grip strength.PloS one · 2024Trial
- [A prospective randomized controlled study on the effects of progressive core muscle group training combined with lower limb intelligent rehabilitation training for burn patients with lower limb dysfunction].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2022Trial
- Home-based rehabilitation using a soft robotic hand glove device leads to improvement in hand function in people with chronic spinal cord injury:a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Trial
- Enhancing hand function in patients with hematologic malignancies: a novel knitted glove approach.Journal of physical therapy science · 2026Article
- Repetitive Grasping After Stroke Assisted by Functional Electrical Stimulation.Artificial organs · 2025Observational
- Hand-Focused Strength and Proprioceptive Training for Improving Grip Strength and Manual Dexterity in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Revolutionizing Stroke Management with Wearable Technology: A Narrative Review of Clinical Applications, Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future Path Towards Equitable Implementation.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2025Article
- Numerical and experimental methods for the assessment of a human finger-inspired soft pneumatic actuator for gripping applications.MethodsX · 2025Article
- Soft Robotics in Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation and Assistance: Current Clinical Evidence and Recommendations.Soft robotics · 2025Review
- Human Factors, Human-Centered Design, and Usability of Sensor-Based Digital Health Technologies: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Combining soft robotics and telerehabilitation for improving motor function after stroke.Wearable technologies · 2024Article
- Mixed methods usability evaluation of an assistive wearable robotic hand orthosis for people with spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Technologies in Home-Based Digital Rehabilitation: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- A fabric-based soft hand exoskeleton for assistance: the ExHand Exoskeleton.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2023Article
- Welfare technology interventions among older people living at home-A systematic review of RCT studies.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundNew developments, based on the concept of wearable soft-robotic devices, make it possible to support impaired hand function during the performance of daily activities and intensive task-specific training. The wearable soft-robotic ironHand glove is such a system that supports grip strength during the performance of daily activities and hand training exercises at home.
designThis pilot randomized controlled clinical study explored the effect of prolonged use of the assistive ironHand glove during daily activities at home, in comparison to its use as a trainings tool at home, on functional performance of the hand.
methodsIn total, 91 older adults with self-perceived decline of hand function participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to a 4-weeks intervention of either assistive or therapeutic ironHand use, or control group (received no additional exercise or treatment). All participants performed a maximal pinch grip test, Box and Blocks test (BBT), Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) at baseline and after 4-weeks of intervention. Only participants of the assistive and therapeutic group completed the System Usability Scale (SUS) after the intervention period.
resultsParticipants of the assistive and therapeutic group reported high scores on the SUS (mean = 73, SEM = 2). The therapeutic group showed improvements in unsupported handgrip strength (mean Δ = 3) and pinch strength (mean Δ = 0.5) after 4 weeks of ironHand use (p≤0.039). Scores on the BBT and JTHFT improved not only after 4 weeks of ironHand use (assistive and therapeutic), but also in the control group. Only handgrip strength improved more in the therapeutic group compared to the assistive and control group. No significant correlations were found between changes in performance and assistive or therapeutic ironHand use (p≥0.062).
conclusionThis study showed that support of the wearable soft-robotic ironHand system either as assistive device or as training tool may be a promising way to counter functional hand function decline associated with ageing.
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