Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

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Authors

• Helen Rodgers
  Stroke Research Group, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, 3-4 Claremont Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AE, UK. helen.rodgers@newcastle.ac.uk.
• Lisa Shaw
  Stroke Research Group, Population Health Sciences Institute / Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• Helen Bosomworth
  Stroke Research Group, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, 3-4 Claremont Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AE, UK.
• Lydia Aird
  Stroke Northumbria, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8NH, UK.
• Natasha Alvarado
  Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Sreeman Andole
  Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, Essex, RM7 0AG, UK.
• David L Cohen
  North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK.
• Jesse Dawson
  University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1342 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK.
• Janet Eyre
  Department of Child Health, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
• Tracy Finch
  Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Gary A Ford
  Stroke Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• Jennifer Hislop
  Health Economics Group, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Steven Hogg
  Contact via: Stroke Research Group, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, 3-4 Claremont Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AE, UK.
• Denise Howel
  Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Niall Hughes
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1342 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK.
• Hermano Igo Krebs
• Christopher Price
  Stroke Research Group, Population Health Sciences Institute / Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• Lynn Rochester
  Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Clinical Ageing Research Unit, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, UK.
• Elaine Stamp
  Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Laura Ternent
  Health Economics Group, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Duncan Turner
  University of East London, School of Health, Sport and Biosciences, Stratford Campus, Water Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4LZ, UK.
• Luke Vale
  Health Economics Group, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
• Elizabeth Warburton
  Cambridge University Health Partners (Addenbrooke's Hospital), R3 Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Box 83, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK.
• Frederike van Wijck
  Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK.
• Scott Wilkes
  Department of Pharmacy, Health and Wellbeing, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Science Complex, University of Sunderland, City Campus, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD, UK.

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