Methods | RCT |
Participants | Country: USA Inclusion criteria: 3 to 12 months post‐stroke; able to extend wrist and fingers at least 10°; functional hearing and vision; able to follow instructions; lives at home, not institution; stable medications for 3 months Exclusion criteria: excessive cognitive impairments; taking/receiving medicines/shots to make arm/hand less stiff; severe pain in the impaired arm; stroke was more than 12 months ago |
Interventions | Experimental group: electromechanical‐assisted hand therapy at home for 6 weeks (device: Hand Mentor) Control group: not described |
Outcomes | Primary outcome: WMFT Secondary outcomes: compliance with recommended use, FMA, SIS |
Notes | Estimated enrolment: 70 participants |