Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2020
Kinematic parameters obtained with the ArmeoSpring for upper-limb assessment after stroke: a reliability and learning effect study for guiding parameter use.
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- Neuroplasticity Mechanism of Stroke Rehabilitation Training System Based on Virtual Reality: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Test-retest reliability of kinematic and EEG low-beta spectral features in a robot-based arm movement task.Biomedical physics & engineering express · 2025Article
- Influence of virtual reality and task complexity on digital health metrics assessing upper limb function.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Observational
- Advances in the Application of AI Robots in Critical Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Robot-Aided Motion Analysis in Neurorehabilitation: Benefits and Challenges.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Literature review of stroke assessment for upper-extremity physical function via EEG, EMG, kinematic, and kinetic measurements and their reliability.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Correlation between kinetic and kinematic measures, clinical tests and subjective self-evaluation questionnaires of the affected upper limb in people after stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Psychometric properties of upper limb kinematics during functional tasks in children and adolescents with dyskinetic cerebral palsy.PloS one · 2022Article
- Kinematic Assessment to Measure Change in Impairment during Active and Active-Assisted Type of Robotic Rehabilitation for Patients with Stroke.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Relative independence of upper limb position sense and reaching in children with hemiparetic perinatal stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Changes in arm and hand function after four weeks robot-assisted arm training in stroke survivors.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAfter stroke, kinematic measures obtained with non-robotic and robotic devices are highly recommended to precisely quantify the sensorimotor impairments of the upper-extremity and select the most relevant therapeutic strategies. Although the ArmeoSpring exoskeleton has demonstrated its effectiveness in stroke motor rehabilitation, its interest as an assessment tool has not been sufficiently documented. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of selected kinematic parameters obtained with the ArmeoSpring in post-stroke patients.
methodsThis study involved 30 post-stroke patients (mean age = 54.5 ± 16.4 years; time post-stroke = 14.7 ± 26.7 weeks; Upper-Extremity Fugl-Meyer Score (UE-FMS) = 40.7 ± 14.5/66) who participated in 3 assessment sessions, each consisting of 10 repetitions of the 'horizontal catch' exercise. Five kinematic parameters (task and movement time, hand path ratio, peak velocity, number of peak velocity) and a global Score were computed from raw ArmeoSpring' data. Learning effect and retention were analyzed using a 2-way repeated-measures ANOVA, and reliability was investigated using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and minimal detectable change (MDC).
resultsWe observed significant inter- and intra-session learning effects for most parameters except peak velocity. The measures performed in sessions 2 and 3 were significantly different from those of session 1. No additional significant difference was observed after the first 6 trials of each session and successful retention was also highlighted for all the parameters. Relative reliability was moderate to excellent for all the parameters, and MDC values expressed in percentage ranged from 42.6 to 102.8%.
conclusionsAfter a familiarization session, the ArmeoSpring can be used to reliably and sensitively assess motor impairment and intervention effects on motor learning processes after a stroke. Trial registration The study was approved by the local hospital ethics committee in September 2016 and was registered under number 05-0916.
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