Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effects of Robot-Assisted Therapy in Sequential Combination With Constraint-Induced Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation
Brief Summary: The findings of this project will contribute to the understanding of a comprehensive probe for investigation of the effects of monotherapy versus combination rehabilitation intervention after stroke, including the topics of possible underlying mechanisms of motor recovery as well as the beneficial and adverse effects of intense rehabilitation therapy, prognostic factors of the outcomes, and clinimetric properties of the instruments. The overall findings of this project will be significant in the era of knowledge translation and guide the development of innovative and effective interventions for individualized stroke rehabilitation.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Over 21 years of age, weakness due to a recent stroke or other brain injury, and receiving rehabilitation. Subjects are inpatients at one of the participating VA hospitals.

Exclusion Criteria:

Unable to follow instructions; medically unstable.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* 40 to 75 years old
* 6 to 24 months after stroke onset from a first-ever unilateral stroke
* An initial 26 to 56 scores on the UE subsection of the
* Premorbid right-hand dominance evaluated by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory
* No excessive spasticity in the shoulder and elbow joints of the affected UE (Modified Ashworth Scale score ≤ 3 in each joint)
* Sufficient cognitive ability, defined as a score of more than 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination

Exclusion Criteria:

* Physician-determined major medical problems or poor physical condition that would interfere with participation
* Excessive pain in any joint that might limit participation
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 or more
* first-ever stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic), verified by brain imaging
* stroke more than six months prior to the study
* termination of conventional therapy and stable recovery stage (outpatients)
* moderate to severe motor impairment of the arm (upper limb portion of FMA score between 8 and 38)
* ability to sit in a chair without any additional support and without leaning on the back rest
* written informed consent signed by the subject (or an authorized representative)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Excessive spasticity of the affected arm (mAS ≥ 3)
* any serious medical or psychiatric illness
* participation in any clinical investigation within 4 weeks prior to the start of this study
* anticipated need for any major surgery during the study
* women known to be pregnant or lactating
* Orthopedic, rheumatologic or other disease restricting movements of the paralyzed upper extremity
* shoulder subluxation (palpatory \> 2 fingers)
* diseased or damaged skin at the paralyzed arm
* inability to communicate effectively with the neurological examiner such that the validity of the patient's data could be compromised
* cyber sickness
* pace-maker or other implanted electric devices
* body weight \> 120kg
* serious cognitive deficits and aphasia preventing the performance of the ARMin treatment
* participation in any therapeutic treatment ("outside therapy") performed with the paralyzed arm during the planned study - including baseline and follow up.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* 6 months onset from a first-ever unilateral stroke
* An initial UL subsection of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment score of 20 to 50 indicating moderate and moderate to severe UL movement impairment
* No balance problems sufficient to compromise safety when wearing the study's constraint device
* No excessive spasticity in any of the joints of the affected UL (modified Ashworth scale ≤ 3)
* Without upper limb fracture within 3 months
* Be able to follow study instructions and perform study tasks (Mini Mental State Examination ≥ 24)
* Willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exhibit physician-determined major medical problems or poor physical conditions that would interfere with participation
* Excessive pain in any joint that might limit participation

Answer: D