Therapy effect on hand function after home use of a wearable assistive soft-robotic glove supporting grip strength.

Background: Soft-robotic gloves with an assist-as-needed control have the ability to assist daily activities where needed, while stimulating active and highly functional movements within the user's possibilities. Employment of hand activities with glove support might act as training for unsupported hand function.

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of a grip-supporting soft-robotic glove as an assistive device at home during daily activities.

Therapeutic Effect of a Soft Robotic Glove for Activities of Daily Living In People With Impaired Hand Strength: Protocol for a Multicenter Clinical Trial (iHand).

Background: Decline of hand function, especially reduced hand strength, is a common problem that can be caused by many disorders and results in difficulties performing activities of daily living. A wearable soft robotic glove may be a solution, enabling use of the affected arm and hand repeatedly during functional daily activities and providing intensive and task-specific training simultaneously with assistance of hand function.

Objective: We aim to investigate the therapeutic effect of an assistive soft robotic glove (Carbonhand).