Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Neurocognitive Robot-assisted Rehabilitation of Hand Function After Stroke
Brief Summary: The aim of this project is to clinically evaluate a novel robot-assisted therapeutic approach to train sensorimotor hand function after stroke. It combines the profound experience of the clinic Hildebrand in neurocognitive therapy - involving brain and mind in the task and training both the motor and the sensory system - with the advanced haptic robotic technology of the Rehabilitation Engineering Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), allowing unmet interaction with the hand through the simulation of virtual objects with various mechanical properties. In a randomized controlled clinical trial, 10 sub-acute stroke patients will receive four weeks of robotic therapy sessions, integrated seamlessly into their daily rehabilitation program, while 10 other patients will receive conventional therapy. The investigators will assess baseline performance in an initial clinical and robotic assessment, with another assessment at the end of the four-week period, and in follow-ups four weeks and six months later. The contents of the patient-tailored robotic therapy sessions will match those of the conventional therapy as closely as possible. This study will demonstrate the feasibility of including robotic therapy of hand function into the daily rehabilitation program, and investigate the acceptance from patients and therapists. The investigators expect increased training intensity during the robotic therapy session compared to conventional sessions with similar contents, as well as novel insights into the recovery process of both the motor and the sensory system during the four weeks of therapy, through advanced robotic assessments integrated into the training sessions. This project is a first step towards making such robotic therapy available to patients as integration into the conventional individual therapy program (e.g. for self-training), and towards transferring this technology to the home environment.


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A: Arm Label: animal assisted therapy; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: animal assisted therapy | Arm Label: standard therapy; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: standard therapy | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: animal assisted therapy; Assigned to Arm(s): animal assisted therapy | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: standard therapy; Assigned to Arm(s): standard therapy
B: Arm Label: Cognitive training group; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive training | Arm Label: Aerobic exercise training group; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Aerobic exercise training | Arm Label: Sequential training group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Sequential combination of aerobic exercise and cognitive training | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Cognitive training; Assigned to Arm(s): Cognitive training group | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Aerobic exercise training; Assigned to Arm(s): Aerobic exercise training group | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Sequential combination of aerobic exercise and cognitive training; Assigned to Arm(s): Sequential training group
C: Arm Label: Robot group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Device: robot-assisted neurocognitive therapy of hand function | Arm Label: Control group; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Conventional neurocognitive rehabilitation | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: robot-assisted neurocognitive therapy of hand function; Assigned to Arm(s): Robot group | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Conventional neurocognitive rehabilitation; Assigned to Arm(s): Control group
D: Arm Label: Robotic Treatment plus VR; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Device: Robotic Treatment plus VR | Arm Label: Robotic treatment without VR; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Device: Robotic Treatment plus VR | Arm Label: Conventional treatment; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Device: Robotic Treatment plus VR | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: Robotic Treatment plus VR; Assigned to Arm(s): Conventional treatment, Robotic Treatment plus VR, Robotic treatment without VR

Answer: C