[PDF] Top 20 Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

... any stroke rehabili- tation ...with stroke should be offered a minimum of 45 min of each appropriate therapy that is required, for a minimum of 5 days a week, at a level that enables the patient to meet ... See full document

... with robot-assisted training in the RATULS trial did not translate into improved ...The RATULS trial provided integrated training with all three modules of the ... See full document

... oral study in- formation, written informed consent will be obtained from each ...local study coordinator or the blinded asses- sors before patient ...CG after the second ME ...pharmacy. After ... See full document

... A major impairment causing gait disturbance in PD is the hypokinesia of gait [8]. Gait hypokinesia is associated with reduced stride length and step height, decreased ca- dence, and prolonged double limb support. ... See full document

... this training method because (1) it can be standardized in its conduct and has quantifiable parame- ters of dose, movement success and arm workspace as primary outcome measure, (2) it is based on a therapy system ... See full document

... Each training session will consist of 1-h sensory re- learning comprising three 20-min sessions of (1) touch detection to explore different surfaces; (2) touch dis- crimination to identify different materials, ... See full document

... well- controlled research studies to more flexible services have not yet been intensely eval- ...when trial-quality management was difficult to achieve in a real long-term service ...the training ... See full document

... Background: Upper limb paresis is one of the most frequent and persistent impairments following ...of stroke patients achieve full recovery of upper limb functioning, which seems to be ... See full document

... international guidelines [25]. Secondary outcome mea- sures will focus on physical performance, stroke impact, and feasibility. We will evaluate the work rate tracking error during FC-RATE by calculating the root ... See full document

... prospective trial to compare the ef- fect of dose-matched volumes of SMART Arm with OT- stim and usual therapy, versus SMART Arm alone with usual therapy versus usual therapy alone during in- patient ... See full document

... the training time period (30 minutes), a goal of a minimum of 60 repetitions in week one and 80 repetitions in weeks two through four will be ...in training difficulty will occur when consistency in task ... See full document

... that after this initial reduction of assistance setting, any changes to assistance level would be a result of an improvement in patient ...little robot assistance and as such may no longer need ... See full document

... This study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki ...The study is non-invasive, im- poses no additional risk on patients, seems to have enough power to detect meaningful determinants and our ... See full document

... the study, design, implementation and user- testing of a set of computer games for at home assessment and training of upper limb motor impairment after ...of training performed ... See full document

... Maternal and neonatal outcomes are collected within 72 h of birth by a research midwife. Infants are weighed at birth (Mobile electronic baby scales, SECA 334, Germany) and detailed anthropometric measurements obtained ... See full document

... Our study has some limitations that may have influ- enced the results ...a study with broad criteria and simple pro- tocols that can also affect the ...the study are unaccustomed to studies, this ... See full document

... function after severe stroke, using the Physiotherapy Content Recording ...task-oriented training; however, randomised controlled trials are needed to address which patients may benefit ... See full document

... The study is a cluster randomised trial to assess the feasibility of conducting an adequately powered, randomised controlled trial of clinically assisted hydration in ... See full document

... respond very rapidly and need only a few treatments, others require prolonged courses. In addition it is not uncommon for individual treatments in a course to be missed due to patient or timetabling factors. Unlike drug ... See full document

... of outcome. From our sample, the Timed Up and Go task would be unsuitable due to potentially large sample size requirements (~2000 participants) and the base- line high levels of mobility meant that the Rivermead ... See full document