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Wachirayongyot Thimabut1, Pim Terachinda2, Wasuwat Kitisomprayoonkul2
1International Program in Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Purpose:
Stroke patients have difficulty performing tasks using their paretic hands. There are limited data on the effects of using a soft robotic glove to assist with hand function. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a soft robotic glove in assisting hand function in stroke patients.
Methods:
This study was a cross-sectional pilot study. Twenty stroke patients with partial or complete hand weakness were recruited from a rehabilitation centre. The Box and Block Test (BBT) and the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) were performed under two conditions: with and without use of the soft robotic glove. The order of the conditions was randomly assigned by a computer-generated program.
Results:
BBT scores increased 6.4 blocks when using the soft robotic glove (p < 0.001). ARAT grasp, grip, pinch, and overall scores increased by 27.08% (p < 0.01), 28.75% (p < 0.001), 15.89% (p < 0.01), and 21.15% (p < 0.001), respectively, using the glove versus not using the glove.
Conclusions:
The findings of this study suggest that using a soft robotic glove can assist a poststroke paretic hand in executing grasp, grip, and pinch.
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