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Evaluation of a Soft Exosuit for Acute Stroke Recovery

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Overview

This study can be broken down into two arms:

  1. The first arm of this study aims to develop individualized controller parameters and a training progression program for inpatients post stroke utilizing the soft exo suit.
  2. The second arm is aimed to evaluate the impact of the soft exo suit and conventional inpatient rehabilitation vs. conventional inpatient rehabilitation alone on measures of lower-extremity impairments and functional recovery following acute stroke

Subject Population

  • Age 18-85 years
  • History of single stroke with deficits predominately affecting one side of the body
  • Stroke less than 4 years ago (AIM 1)
  • Stroke within the past 6 months (AIM 2)
  • Capable of standing assistance
  • Medical clearance by a physician

Study Personnel

Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD

Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD

Executive Director, Technology & Innovation Hub (tiHUB); Director, Max Näder Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research

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Funding Source

COMET Acute Restore

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