Tailored robotic training improves hand function and proprioceptive processing in stroke survivors with proprioceptive deficits: A randomized controlled trial

Fuente: arXiv
Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Farrens, Andria J., Garcia-Fernandez, Luis, Rojas, Raymond Diaz, Estrada, Jillian Obeso, Reinsdorf, Dylan, Chan, Vicky, Gupta, Disha, Perry, Joel, Wolbrecht, Eric, Do, An, Cramer, Steven C., Reinkensmeyer, David J.
Formato: Preprint
Publicado: 2025
Materias:
Acceso en línea:
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1866912680904753152
author Farrens, Andria J.
Garcia-Fernandez, Luis
Rojas, Raymond Diaz
Estrada, Jillian Obeso
Reinsdorf, Dylan
Chan, Vicky
Gupta, Disha
Perry, Joel
Wolbrecht, Eric
Do, An
Cramer, Steven C.
Reinkensmeyer, David J.
author_facet Farrens, Andria J.
Garcia-Fernandez, Luis
Rojas, Raymond Diaz
Estrada, Jillian Obeso
Reinsdorf, Dylan
Chan, Vicky
Gupta, Disha
Perry, Joel
Wolbrecht, Eric
Do, An
Cramer, Steven C.
Reinkensmeyer, David J.
contents Precision rehabilitation aims to tailor movement training to improve outcomes. We tested whether proprioceptively-tailored robotic training improves hand function and neural processing in stroke survivors. Using a robotic finger exoskeleton, we tested two proprioceptively-tailored approaches: Propriopixel Training, which uses robot-facilitated, gamified movements to enhance proprioceptive processing, and Virtual Assistance Training, which reduces robotic aid to increase reliance on self-generated feedback. In a randomized controlled trial, forty-six chronic stroke survivors completed nine 2-hour sessions of Standard, Propriopixel or Virtual training. Among participants with proprioceptive deficits, Propriopixel ((Box and Block Test: 7 +/- 4.2, p=0.002) and Virtual Assistance (4.5 +/- 4.4 , p=0.068) yielded greater gains in hand function (Standard: 0.8 +/- 2.3 blocks). Proprioceptive gains correlated with improvements in hand function. Tailored training enhanced neural sensitivity to proprioceptive cues, evidenced by a novel EEG biomarker, the proprioceptive Contingent Negative Variation. These findings support proprioceptively-tailored training as a pathway to precision neurorehabilitation.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2511_00259
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Tailored robotic training improves hand function and proprioceptive processing in stroke survivors with proprioceptive deficits: A randomized controlled trial
Farrens, Andria J.
Garcia-Fernandez, Luis
Rojas, Raymond Diaz
Estrada, Jillian Obeso
Reinsdorf, Dylan
Chan, Vicky
Gupta, Disha
Perry, Joel
Wolbrecht, Eric
Do, An
Cramer, Steven C.
Reinkensmeyer, David J.
Robotics
Emerging Technologies
Human-Computer Interaction
Precision rehabilitation aims to tailor movement training to improve outcomes. We tested whether proprioceptively-tailored robotic training improves hand function and neural processing in stroke survivors. Using a robotic finger exoskeleton, we tested two proprioceptively-tailored approaches: Propriopixel Training, which uses robot-facilitated, gamified movements to enhance proprioceptive processing, and Virtual Assistance Training, which reduces robotic aid to increase reliance on self-generated feedback. In a randomized controlled trial, forty-six chronic stroke survivors completed nine 2-hour sessions of Standard, Propriopixel or Virtual training. Among participants with proprioceptive deficits, Propriopixel ((Box and Block Test: 7 +/- 4.2, p=0.002) and Virtual Assistance (4.5 +/- 4.4 , p=0.068) yielded greater gains in hand function (Standard: 0.8 +/- 2.3 blocks). Proprioceptive gains correlated with improvements in hand function. Tailored training enhanced neural sensitivity to proprioceptive cues, evidenced by a novel EEG biomarker, the proprioceptive Contingent Negative Variation. These findings support proprioceptively-tailored training as a pathway to precision neurorehabilitation.
title Tailored robotic training improves hand function and proprioceptive processing in stroke survivors with proprioceptive deficits: A randomized controlled trial
topic Robotics
Emerging Technologies
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00259