At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Experimental: Device Intervention (device)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 42 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Experimental: Device Intervention — device: The robotic rehabilitation programme using the MARK from Myomo (myomo.com) for the intervention group will last for 12 weeks with up to four sessions of rehabilitation per week, i.e.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 9
- Started
- 2022-09-01
- Last checked
- 2025-04
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for spinal cord injuries
- • NA - 9 participants
- • Rehabilitation robotics has the potential to facilitate rehabilitation at home and empower people with spinal injuries to self-manage increasing their independence and improving their quality of life
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with spinal cord injuries
Where?
- • London - Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore)
- • Oswestry - The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
Rehabilitation robotics has the potential to facilitate rehabilitation at home and empower people with spinal injuries to self-manage increasing their independence and improving their quality of life. The objective of this study is to assess for the first time in the NHS the efficacy of a commercial robotic orthosis for upper limb rehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury. The device is produced by Myomo (myomo.com) which is an American company. We will be assessing the wearable robotic orthosis also known as robotic exoskeleton in two different neuro-rehabilitation centres: National Spinal injuries Unit in Glasgow (Scotland) and The Robert Jones and Agnus Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry (England). The study will involve nine spinal cord injured tetraplegic inpatients in total. Patients will follow a twelve-week rehabilitation programme with three to four sessions per week in addition to their usual care and rehabilitation. Each session lasts for approximately 45 minutes. Participants arm function, range of motion, spasticity level will be measured before, half-way and at the end of the programme to assess change in these and other parameters. Training will focus on the dominant arm of the patient and compared to the other arm at every assessment stage. We shall evaluate therapists' and patients' satisfaction with the commercial device in addition to assessing various clinical measures to evaluate the efficacy of using the robotic orthosis in rehabilitation and recovery of arm function.
How this trial compares with your answers
Answer 2 more questions to improve match
What we know so far
Still need:
- • Tell us your age for better matching
- • Tell us your sex for better matching
Preliminary match based on your answers. Full eligibility requires on-site assessment including medical history, physical exam, and lab tests. This does not guarantee enrolment.
Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
What the study is looking for
- ✓Age 18+ years.
- ✓Some gross shoulder movement at start of the trial to enable changes at the elbow/hand, to have the greatest...
- ✓Preservation of hand sensation as base for motor restoration.
- ✓Some sitting balance would give the best opportunity for the arm to be released for functional upper limb activity.
- ✓EMG (muscle activity) evidence of active finger flexion, extension and elbow flexion extension Grade 1-2.
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (2 UK sites)
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore)
London HA7 4LP, United Kingdom
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Oswestry SY10 7AG, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Heba Lakany, PhD
Sponsor contactCONTACT
Karen Wilding
Sponsor contactCONTACT