AMES Treatment of the Impaired Leg in Chronic Stroke Patients
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 85 |
| Updated: | 12/9/2016 |
| Start Date: | January 2011 |
| End Date: | July 2017 |
The purpose of this protocol is to determine if individuals who had a stroke more than one
year before entering the study and whose ankles remain substantially impaired are able to
sense and move the affected leg better after 9-13 weeks of treatment with a robotic therapy
device (AMES).
year before entering the study and whose ankles remain substantially impaired are able to
sense and move the affected leg better after 9-13 weeks of treatment with a robotic therapy
device (AMES).
Our research objective is to develop procedures to rehabilitate those stroke patients who,
through conventional therapies, are not brought to a level of maximal recovery. The aims of
the proposed project are to obtain a set of data from a total of 20 chronic stroke subjects,
all with severe lower extremity disability, between the ages of 18-85, using a robotic
therapeutic device placed in a rehabilitation clinic. This data will allow us to quantify
the extent to which a combination of robotic-assisted exercise and tendon vibration from the
AMES beta device induces secondary recovery from the effects of stroke on the lower
extremity.
through conventional therapies, are not brought to a level of maximal recovery. The aims of
the proposed project are to obtain a set of data from a total of 20 chronic stroke subjects,
all with severe lower extremity disability, between the ages of 18-85, using a robotic
therapeutic device placed in a rehabilitation clinic. This data will allow us to quantify
the extent to which a combination of robotic-assisted exercise and tendon vibration from the
AMES beta device induces secondary recovery from the effects of stroke on the lower
extremity.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Spastic hemiparesis
- At least 12 months post-stroke
- Can comfortably fit foot in treatment device
- Functioning proprioception
- Fugl-Meyer LE score >6 and <23
- Minimal hemi-neglect
- Observable volitional movement of the ankle in either plantar- or dorsi-flexion
- Cognitively and behaviorally capable of complying with the regimen
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fractures of treated limb resulting in loss of range of motion
- Spinal cord injury
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Peripheral nerve injury or neuropathy in the affected limb with motor disability
- Osteoarthritis limiting range of motion
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure/angina
- Exercise intolerant
- Skin condition not tolerant of device
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder
- Uncontrolled seizure disorder
- Botox treatment within last 5 months
- Baclofen pump
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3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon 97239
Portland, Oregon 97239
503 494-8311
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