Learning bimanual motor skills using robotics for stroke survivors and healthy individuals

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to evaluate the ability of chronic stroke patients and healthy individuals to learn and retain a complex bimanual motor skill using the neurorehabilitation robot REAplan(R). Participants will undergo training over three consecutive days, performing both unimanual and bimanual tasks on the robot. Additionally, various clinical scales and tests will be employed to assess overall motor, sensory, and cognitive functions. The goal is to understand the differences in motor skill learning between stroke survivors and healthy individuals.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

STROKE PATIENTS :

Inclusion Criteria:

* having a chronic stroke (\>6 months)
* aged 18-90 years
* with demonstrate a stroke lesion on brain imaging.

Exclusion Criteria:

* difficulty in understanding or executing commands
* drug/alcohol abuse
* severe aphasia / cognitive deficits interfering with study
* inability to voluntarily move the affected arm (i.e. complete paralysis of the arm)
* multiple strokes / dementia / psychiatric condition
* botulinum toxin injections (to be evaluated)

HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS :

Inclusion Criteria:

\- 18-90 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* neurological conditions interfering with the study
* drug/alcohol abuse
* pyschiatric condition

Where it's running

• CHU UCL Namur, Mont-Godinne, Neurology Department, Stroke Unit
  Yvoir, Namur, Belgium Recruiting
• Department of Neurology, CHU Mont-Godinne
  Yvoir, Namur, Belgium Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Yves Y Vandermeeren, MD, PhD — Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of NeuroScience (IONS) NEUR / CHU
• Study coordinator: Yves Vandermeeren, MD, PhD
• Email: yves.vandermeeren@uclouvain.be
• Phone: +3281423321

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.