Development and Validation of a Novel Robot-Based Assessment of Upper Limb Sensory Processing in Chronic Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Upper limb sensory processing deficits are common in the chronic phase after stroke and are associated with decreased functional performance. Yet, current clinical assessments show suboptimal psychometric properties. Our aim was to develop and validate a novel robot-based assessment of sensory processing. We assessed 60 healthy participants and 20 participants with chronic stroke using existing clinical and robot-based assessments of sensorimotor function. In addition, sensory processing was evaluated with a new evaluation protocol, using a bimanual planar robot, through passive or active exploration, reproduction and identification of 15 geometrical shapes. The discriminative validity of this novel assessment was evaluated by comparing the performance between healthy participants and part

SUBMITTER: Saenen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9406163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature