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ArticleFrontiers in neurorobotics2021

Home-Based Therapy After Stroke Using the Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer (HandSOME II).

Rafael Casas, Melissa Sandison, Diane Nichols, Kaelin Martin, Khue Phan, Tianyao Chen, Peter S Lum

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Article in Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rafael CasasBiomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States.
Melissa SandisonBiomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States.
Diane NicholsMedStar National Rehabilitation Network, Washington, DC, United States.
Kaelin MartinBiomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States.
Khue PhanBiomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States.
Tianyao ChenBiomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States.
Peter S LumBiomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a passive and lightweight wearable hand exoskeleton (HandSOME II) that improves range of motion and functional task practice in laboratory testing. For this longitudinal study, we recruited 15 individuals with chronic stroke and asked them to use the device at home for 1.5 h per weekday for 8 weeks. Subjects visited the clinic once per week to report progress and troubleshoot problems. Subjects were then given the HandSOME II for the next 3 months, and asked to continue to use it, but without any scheduled contact with the project team. Clinical evaluations and biomechanical testing was performed before and after the 8 week intervention and at the 3 month followup. EEG measures were taken before and after the 8 weeks of training to examine any recovery associated brain reorganization. Ten subjects completed the study. After 8 weeks of training, functional ability (Action Research Arm Test), flexor tone (Modified Ashworth Test), and real world use of the impaired limb (Motor Activity Log) improved significantly (

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exoskeletonhandneurorehabilitationstroketherapy

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PMID34975447
PMCPMC8719001

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