Robots lend a hand: new therapy aims to restore arm function after spinal injury
NCT ID NCT06089915
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding robot-assisted arm and hand exercises to standard occupational therapy helps people with cervical spinal cord injury regain upper-limb function. Thirty participants will be randomly assigned to receive either standard therapy alone or standard therapy plus robot-assisted exercise using two devices. The researchers will measure changes in strength, sensation, and daily living skills over the course of the trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- robot-assisted exercise using Amadeo device and Armeo Spring exoskeleton
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective rehabilitation method to improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The robot-assisted exercises may not provide additional benefit over standard therapy alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ability to move unloaded upper limbs * at least 18 years of age * ability to sit for one hour * ability to understand the instructions for robot-assisted exercise Exclusion Criteria: * inability to sit for one hour * presence of hospital-acquired infection that requires isolation * bodily impairment other than spinal cord injury * inability to understand the instructions for robot-assisted exercise
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia
RECRUITINGLjubljana, 1000, Slovenia