Gabriele Speranza
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation
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297
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About
Gabriele Speranza is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, specializing in robotic and sensor-based technologies for upper limb recovery after stroke. Their major contributions center on the development and validation of robotic devices that both treat and objectively quantify motor impairments, moving beyond conventional therapy. Speranza’s landmark 2019 multicenter randomized clinical trial (134 citations) demonstrated that robotic rehabilitation significantly improves upper limb function in subacute stroke patients, addressing a critical gap where only 12% of survivors achieve full recovery. They have also pioneered the use of robotic-derived metrics for reliable, valid, and discriminant assessment of hand and arm deficits, as shown in their 2020 (85 citations) and 2018 (60 citations) studies. Notably, Speranza’s secondary analysis of poststroke shoulder pain (2020) revealed its complex relationship with recovery outcomes, influencing clinical practice. Their work on the InTeReSt study (2018) established the feasibility of integrating multiple robotic and sensor-based devices in a multicenter trial. With over 300 cumulative citations, Speranza’s research bridges engineering and clinical rehabilitation, offering evidence-based tools that enhance motor recovery and objective assessment for stroke survivors.
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