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Dr Julian Taylor
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juliantaylorgreen2@gmail.com


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Soft extra muscle glove study for spinal cord injury

Not Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

Aylesbury

Medical Conditions

Specialty: Neurological disorders, Primary sub-specialty: Other
UKCRC code/ Disease: Injuries and Accidents/ Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis

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The spinal cord is a bundle of nerve fibres which is encased in a bony column (known as the spine). It is the most important link between the brain and the other nerves in the body (peripheral nervous system). Damage to the spinal cord (spinal cord injury, SCI) can lead to serious consequences. SCI can range from mild to severe, and can cause a partial or total loss of movement, often leaving people with life-long disability. People with spinal cord injury (SCI) can suffer from significantly impaired hand function. Conventional hand therapy is usually offered in the relatively early stages of SCI but individuals with long-term SCI still experience significant problems which affect activities of daily living (routine activities that people tend do every day without needing assistance) and quality of life. This study is looking at a unique device called the soft extra muscle (SEM) Glove. The SEM glove detects the voluntary effort to grasp an object and proportionally ‘strengthens’ the hand to complete the grasping function. The aim of this study is to test the benefits of the SEM Glove as an assistive device and a rehabilitation device.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

01 Nov 2016 30 Oct 2017

Publications

2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32138780 results (added 10/03/2020)

All participants are provided with a SEM Glove unit to use for activities of daily living for a total of 12 weeks in their own homes. Participants visit the National Spinal Injuries Centre at the start of the study and after six, 12 and 18 weeks in order to complete assessments of function, pain and independence, as well as questionnaires about their quality of life and the usability of the glove.


Adults with tetraplegia (partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso) who have had SCI for at least one year.

You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


1. Known neurological condition, comorbidity (eg. brain injury). 2. A person unable to understand verbal or written information in English.


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • National Spinal Injuries Centre
    Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research Mandeville Road
    Aylesbury
    HP21 8AL

Participants may benefit from an improvement to their performance of activities of daily living. Long-term use of the glove may also have a long-term rehabilitative effect. There are no notable risks involved with participating.

Dr Julian Taylor
+34 692163048
juliantaylorgreen2@gmail.com



The study is sponsored by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and funded by Anatomical Concepts (U.K.) Limited; Bioservo Technologies AB; Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research.



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Read full details for Trial ID: ISRCTN98677526
Last updated 10 March 2020

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