Paper Info
Title
Application of arm support training in sub-acute stroke rehabilitation: first results on effectiveness and user experiences.
Abstract
A multi-center randomized clinical trial was performed in 7 Dutch rehabilitation centers, in the context of an implementation project (ROBAR), to compare the effect of an arm support (AS) training device to equally intensive conventional reach training (CON) on recovery of arm-hand function in sub-acute stroke. The Fugl-Meyer assessment (FM) and user experiences of therapists and patients were examined in both groups. An improvement of 10 and 8 points on the FM was found for respectively the CON and AS group. Both therapists and patients reported positive experiences on several aspects of user acceptance. These findings indicate that a low-tech system for arm support results in similar gains in arm function as conventional reach training in equal intensity, and is suitable for application in clinical practice.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650470
ICORR
Keywords
Field
DocType
medical robotics,robar,dutch rehabilitation centers,gravity compensation,user experiences,arm support training device,stroke,fm,as group,fugl-meyer assessment,low-tech system,rehabilitation,equally intensive conventional reach training,patient rehabilitation,upper extremity,user experience,arm support training,subacute stroke rehabilitation,multicenter randomized clinical trial,clinical practice,implementation project,arm support,arm function,con group,arm-hand function,reach training,robots,gravity,frequency modulation
Rehabilitation,Medical robotics,Physical therapy,Clinical Practice,Randomized controlled trial,Stroke,Physical medicine and rehabilitation,Medicine
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
2013
1945-7901
978-1-4673-6022-7
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
G B Prange100.68
Air Anke Kottink200.34
Jaap H Buurke302.37
J S Hans Rietman400.34