82
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Transcranial direct current stimulation
A constant, low current stimulation is provided non-invasively through sponge electrodes positioned over the motor cortex of the affected arm. The stimulation is provided for 20 minutes at an intensity of 2 mA.
Upper extremity robotics
Participants complete robotic training 3 days per week for 12 weeks, or 36 sessions. The protocol alternates between planar (shoulder/elbow) and wrist robots for the duration of the study.
Lead Sponsor
Collaborators (1)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
OTHER
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
OTHER
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OTHER
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
OTHER
Burke Medical Research Institute
OTHER