Robot Assisted Vs Constraint Therapy: A pilot RCT

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Comparison of biomechanical, functional and qualitative data following Robot Assisted Therapy and Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy with sub-acute stroke patients: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

• IRAS ID

  155860

• Contact name

  Andrew Kerr

• Contact email

  a.kerr@strath.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Strathclyde

• Research summary

  Upper limb impairment after stroke is a major cause of disability. Although there is evidence for therapy as a whole, what is not known is which intervention suits individual patients given the wide variety of stroke related problems and individual circumstances. This study seeks to bring greater understanding by comparing two interventions with existing evidence; modified constraint induced movement therapy (mCIMT) and robot assisted therapy (RAT). The study will compare responses in movement quality, function and daily use of the affected arm, along with the participant’s acceptability of the two interventions.

• REC name

  West of Scotland REC 5

• REC reference

  14/WS/1076

• Date of REC Opinion

  10 Oct 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion