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Identifying Impairments in Bilateral Coordination in Individuals Post-Stroke

Status: Recruiting

Bilateral coordination (ability to use both arms) is poorly understood in stroke. We are using a robotic device to measure bilateral coordination in different tasks in individuals with chronic stroke and people of the same age who have not had a stroke.

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Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: 18 years and over
This study is also accepting healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic stroke diagnosed at least 6 months ago
• at least 45 years old
• experiencing one-sided weakness (Hemiparesis)
• Healthy Participants: at least 45 years old, no known orthopedic or musculoskeletal difficulties
Exclusion Criteria:

• medical diagnosis of any neurodegenerative disorder.
• unable to move the upper limbs
• unable to follow simple instructions
• any impairments or severe pain that limits the movement of the upper limb
Conditions:

Brain & Nervous System

Keywords:

Arm Movement, CVA, Rehabilitation, Robotics, Stroke

Study Contact: Rachel Hawe - rhawe@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Rachel Hawe
IRB Number: STUDY00019059

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