Robot-mediated ACtive REhabilitation (ACRE2) for the hemiplegic upper limb after a stroke: A pilot study

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Doornebosch, Arno J.^{a; *} | Cools, Herman J.M.^{a; b} | Slee-Turkenburg, Marry E.C.^a | van Elk, Michel G.^c | Schoone-Harmsen, Marian^d

Affiliations: [a] Long-term Care Facilities Pieter van Foreest, Department of Rehabilitation and Nursing Center De Bieslandhof, Delft, The Netherlands | [b] Leiden University Medical Center, Department Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden, The Netherlands | [c] Department of Science & Industry, Netherlands Organisation for applied Scientific Research (TNO), Delft, The Netherlands | [d] Department of Quality of Life, Netherlands Organisation for applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, The Netherlands

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Although scientific evidence shows that therapy improves movement recovery following a stroke, the duration of the reimbursed therapy available to patients is decreasing. To compensate for the reduction in personal therapy self-training procedures using robotic arms have been developed for hemiplegic patients. In this Dutch pilot study, the experiences of stroke patients and their therapists with the second prototype of a robotic arm device for ACtive REhabilitation (ACRE2) are evaluated. Positive results for patients and therapists are reported and the development of a system that can be used at home (ACRE3) is recommended.

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2007-19405

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 199-203, 2007