People with tetraplegia resulting from spinal cord injury experience debilitating hand impairments that may lead to lifelong dependence on others to perform activities of daily living. Wearable robotic devices that actively support hand function during daily living tasks could bring great benefits to this population. In this work, the performance of a textile-based soft robotic glove controlled by the user with a button was evaluated in thirteen participants with tetraplegia. Performance outcomes included activities of daily living using the Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test, active range of motion of the fingers, and grasp strength for power and pinch grasps. In the Jebsen Test, participants showed significant improvements in performance of activities of daily living with glove assistance, completing a median of 50% more tasks than in their baseline attempt without the glove. Significant improvements were also found for power and pinch grasp forces and active range of motion of the fingers with the glove assistance. Participants with lower baseline motor function received greater benefits from glove assistance. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of a user-controlled textile-based soft robotic glove to improve activity of daily living abilities in individuals with hand impairments resulting from spinal cord injury.

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用软机器人手套改善脊髓损伤后的抓握功能

脊髓损伤导致四肢瘫痪的人会出现使手部疾病变得虚弱的情况，这可能导致终身依赖他人进行日常生活活动。在日常生活中主动支持手部功能的可穿戴机器人设备可能会给该人群带来巨大好处。在这项工作中，对十三名四肢瘫痪的参与者进行了评估，评估了由用户用按钮控制的基于纺织品的柔软机器人手套的性能。表现结果包括使用捷成泰勒泰勒手部功能测试进行的日常活动，手指活动范围以及握力的能力和捏紧力。在捷成测验中，参加者在手套辅助下的日常生活活动表现显着改善，比不戴手套的基线尝试完成的任务中位数多了50％。在手套辅助下，手指的力量和捏紧力以及活动范围也得到了显着改善。基线运动功能较低的参与者可从手套协助中获得更多好处。这项工作证明了用户控制的基于纺织品的软机器人手套在改善因脊髓损伤导致手部损伤的人的日常生活活动中的有效性。