Effects of Technology-Assisted Rehabilitation After Spinal Cord Injury: Pilot Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Technology-assisted and robotic rehabilitation methods are increasingly used in neurorehabilitation. Still, scarce evidence exists on their effects on upper extremity functioning after spinal cord injury, especially at the chronic stage.

Objective

The present study aims to evaluate the effects of a 6-week intervention focusing on technology-assisted upper extremity rehabilitation in adults 1-8 years after incomplete cervical spinal cord injury.

Methods

In this pilot randomized controlled crossover trial, 20 participants (10 men, 34-73 y of age) were recruited by mail and randomized into 2 sequences (AB: n=10 and BA: n=10). All participants received a 6-week rehabilitation intervention in Period 1 or Period 2, with a 4-week washout period in between. The int

SUBMITTER: Kilkki MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12490736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature