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Status unknownNCT04054102Updated Aug 13, 2019

Effects of Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Robot and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Subacute Stroke

An interventional study of Robot and tDCS on-line and Robot and sham tDCS in Stroke, sponsored by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea. Status unknown at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-08-13.

Sponsored by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2019), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled May 2018, registered Jun 2019).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 20 studies in Stroke by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea — none open to participants now, none under way, none of them phase 3. Stroke · National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea.

Planned enrollment
12th of 19
20 · median 30
Started
2018
with 2 others
No phase
17 of 20
none open now
Registered
14th of 20
by date

Among the 20 studies in Stroke by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea, this one is the 12th largest by planned enrollment of the 19 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2018, is one of 17 with no phase, and was the 14th registered.

Stroke

8,255 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,056 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

None of the 20 studies in Stroke by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea is open now. The open studies under Stroke, anywhere →

Where they have run

Who these studies take

Of the 1,415 Stroke studies recruiting now, 697 (49%) set no upper age limit and 280 (20%) stop at 75 or younger; 77 take children under 18; 196 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 19 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Comparison of real transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and sham tDCS combined with robot training for upper extremity rehabilitation.

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Conditions studied

  • Stroke

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Keywords

  • stroke
  • transcranial direct current stimulation
  • upper extremity rehabilitation robot
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Hemiplegic patients secondary to first cerebrovascular accidents
  • Onset ≤ 6 months
  • Fugl-Meyer Assessment score ≥ 19
  • Cognitively intact enough to understand and follow the instructions from the investigator

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe upper extremity pain that could interfere with rehabilitation therapy
  • Neurological disorders other than stroke that can cause motor deficits
  • Uncontrolled severe medical conditions.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Robot and tDCS on-line

    Combined transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on-line and upper extremity rehabilitation robot

    Other: Robot and tDCS on-line

  • Sham comparator
    Robot and sham tDCS

    Combined sham tDCS and upper extremity rehabilitation robot

    Other: Robot and sham tDCS

Interventions

  • OtherRobot and tDCS on-line

    Combined transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on-line and upper extremity rehabilitation robot for 5 times a week for 4 weeks

    Also known as: Robot used in this study is Armeo spring

  • OtherRobot and sham tDCS

    Combined sham tDCS and upper extremity rehabilitation robot for 5 times a week for 4 weeks

    Also known as: Robot used in this study is Armeo spring

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of kinematic data during scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia

    kinematic data during scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia using Trakstar (mean velocity, jerk, smoothness)

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 4 weeks after baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. kinematic data during scale for the assessment

    kinematic data during scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia using Trakstar (mean velocity, jerk, smoothness)

    Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline

  2. Fugl-Meyer Assessment - upper extremity

    indicator of the level of impairment of upper extremity, with higher scores indicating lower impairment

    Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline

  3. Wolf Motor Function Test

    an activity indicator, has 15 items for testing functional ability

    Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline

  4. Motor activity log

    Assesses the use of the paretic arm and hand during activities of daily living in hemiparetic stroke patients.

    Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline

  5. Action reach arm test

    to assess upper extremity performance (coordination, dexterity and functioning) in stroke recovery

    Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • National Rehabilitation Center
    Seoul, 142884, Korea, Republic of
    Recruiting
    • Joon-Ho Shin, MS · Contact
    • Joon-Ho Shin, MS · Principal investigator
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2018 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2019, 19 months after the start.

Of 3,108 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stroke, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 46. This study's planned 19 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 3,252 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 46.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 18, 2019
First posted
Aug 13, 2019
StartActual
May 1, 2018
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2019
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2019
Last update
Aug 13, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 13, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04054102
Lead sponsor
National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea
Responsible party
Joon-Ho Shin (Team manager, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 13, 2019
Start date
May 1, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 13, 2019

Study contacts

Joon-Ho Shin, MS
Contact
asfreelyas@gmail.com
82-2-901-1884
Joon-Ho Shin, MS
principal investigator · National Rehabilitation Center

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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