Robot-assisted Vs. Conventional Occupational Therapy of the Upper Limb in Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Rehabilitation

Arm/hand function

Online since 16 April 2025, updated 23 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 40 individuals with acute cervical spinal cord injury to test the effect of robot-assisted therapy compared to conventional occupational therapy on arm and hand function. If included, participants will be randomly assigned to receive either 6 weeks of robot-assisted therapy using the ArmeoSpring followed by 6 weeks of conventional occupational therapy, or vice versa. Final testing of arm and hand function will be performed after 18 weeks.

Included participants

Gender

All

Age

≥ 18 years

Injury level

C1 - T1

Severity (AIS)?

AIS-A

AIS-B

AIS-C

AIS-D

Time since injury

16 days - 81 days

Injury type

Traumatic

Non-traumatic

Healthy volunteers

C1-T1

What’s involved

Type

Rehabilitation

Details

- Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either 6 weeks of robot-assisted therapy followed by 6 weeks of conventional occupational therapy, or vice versa. - Each therapy block will include 3 sessions per week, lasting 30 minutes each. - Final testing of arm and hand function will be performed after 18 weeks.

Potential benefits

Main benefits

Arm/hand function

Additional benefits

General health

Standing/walking/mobility

Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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