N/A
N=35
Comparing Different Rehabilitation Exercise Strategies for Improving Arm Recovery After Stroke
Stroke
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05880940 ↗Enrolled (actual)
35
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Fugl-Meyer Arm Motor Assessment Score (FMAMA) — 11.8; 6.9; 18.6; 19.2 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Boost - Moveable Wheelchair Armrest (Device); Electronic Arm and Hand Exercise Program (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
- Primary completion
- Jan 2025
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Fugl-Meyer Arm Motor Assessment Score (FMAMA) |
11.8; 6.9; 18.6; 19.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Modified Ashworth Spasticity Scale (MASS) |
1.7; 1.7; 1.7; 1.5; 1.9; 1.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Box and Blocks Test |
3.2; 1.9; 8.2; 6.7; 16.0; 22.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Shoulder Subluxation Distance |
0.6; 0.6; 0.4; 0.2; 0.5; 0.3 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to measure the effect of participating in extra arm exercise in addition to standard rehabilitation exercises in the Acute Rehabilitation Unit. This study will compare two different ways to perform the extra arm exercise. The first is following a customized program of hand and arm exercises that will be developed for study participants by an experienced rehabilitation therapist. The second is moving a participants arm back and forth when they are sitting in their wheelchair by using a moveable wheelchair arm rest (Boost).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 to 84 years of age
- Experienced a single stroke or multiple strokes >3 days and 6 on 10-point visual analog pain scale), while using the movable wheelchair arm rest device
- Severe tone at the affected upper extremity (score > 4 on the Modified Ashworth Spasticity scale)
- Severe aphasia (score of 2 or higher on the NIH stroke scale - question 9). PI may dismiss this criterion if the participant is deemed able to follow all study instructions.
- Deficits in vision, language, attention, neglect, or other cognitive functions severe enough to interfere with safe operation of wheelchair or the movable wheelchair arm rest device.
- Currently pregnant
- Difficulty in understanding or complying with instructions given by the experimenter.
- Inability to perform the experimental task that will be studied.
- Not part of another upper extremity motor-related interventional study
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05880940). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.