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RATULS Research Study of Robot-Assisted Training Achieves 50% Target Enrollment: Landmark Study Marks the Largest Trial Conducted to Date in Robotic Rehabilitation
RATULS Research Study of Robot-Assisted Training Achieves 50% Target Enrollment: Landmark Study Marks the Largest Trial Conducted to Date in Robotic Rehabilitation.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n The Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS) study achieves 50% enrollment into a multicenter, randomized controlled research trial to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of robot-assisted training in post-stroke careStudy funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme conducted throughout the United Kingdom and employs the Bionik Laboratories InMotion Upper Extremity Robotic GymCompletion of enrollment of the 720 stroke patients expected before the end of 2018 with results to be published in 2019 TORONTO and BOSTON, June 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Bionik Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQX:BNKL)  (“Bionik” or the \"Company\"), a global pioneering robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation solutions to individuals with neurological disorders, announced today that the study led by Newcastle University under the auspices of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) HTA Programme has achieved 50 percent enrollment for its multicenter, randomized controlled RATULS trial. The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) is the research arm of the NHS in the UK which specifically commissioned this study having identified that robotic rehabilitation was necessary to further research. The investigating team expects to complete the study in 2018 and publish the results in 2019.\n Newcastle University Professor of Stroke Care, Helen Rodgers, Principal Investigator of the study stated, “This landmark study is very important as it gives us the opportunity to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of robotic rehabilitation in a clinical setting with a typical patient group. Importantly, the results of this study will inform the provision of robotic-assisted rehabilitation in clinical practice. It is critical that new health technologies are rigorously and independently evaluated as this will enable us to determine the effectiveness of robotic-assisted rehabilitation which has the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation treatment programs for stroke patients.” RATULS is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness of robot-assisted training upon upper limb function after stroke and is expected to enroll 720 participants. The stroke patients with reduced arm function who enroll in the study are rando...