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)

Anke Ida Roza Kottink   ^{1, 2 *} , PhD ;   Corien DM Nikamp   ^{1, 3 *} , PhD ;   Foskea P Bos   ⁴ , MD ;   Corry K van der Sluis   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Marieke van den Broek   ⁶ , MD ;   Bram Onneweer   ^{7, 8} , PhD ;   Janneke M Stolwijk-Swüste   ^{9, 10} , MD, PhD ;   Sander M Brink   ¹¹ , MSc ;   Nicoline BM Voet   ^{12, 13} , MD, PhD ;   Jacob B Buurke   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   Johannes S Rietman   ^{1, 2, 14} , MD, PhD ;   Gerdienke B Prange-Lasonder   ^{1, 2} , PhD

¹ Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands

² Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

³ Department of Biomedical Signals and Systems, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

⁴ Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

⁵ University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands

⁶ Sint Maartenskliniek, Ubbergen, The Netherlands

⁷ Rijndam Rehabilitation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

⁸ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

⁹ De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, The Netherlands

¹⁰ Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

¹¹ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Isala, Zwolle, The Netherlands

¹² Rehabilitation center Klimmendaal, Arnhem, The Netherlands

¹³ Department of Rehabilitation, Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

¹⁴ Roessingh Center for Rehabilitation, Enschede, The Netherlands

*these authors contributed equally