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To investigate the feasibility of a combined clinic-home intervention using a robotic elbow brace and, secondarily, to collect preliminary data on the efficacy of this clinic-home intervention.

Nonrandomized pre-/postinterventional study.

Outpatient clinic and participants' homes.

Individuals at least 6 months after stroke (N=11; 5 women and 6 men; mean age, 51.7y; mean time since stroke, 7.6y; mean Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity [FMA-UE] score, 22 of 66) were enrolled from the community.

Participants received training in an outpatient clinic from an experienced occupational therapist to gain independence with use of the device (3–9 sessions) followed by a 6-week home program using the device at home.

Five instruments were administered before and after the study intervention: Modified Ashworth Scale, Box and Blocks test …