Hand Rehabilitation Study for Stroke Patients
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
| Updated: | 10/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 4, 2017 |
| End Date: | November 1, 2020 |
| Contact: | Adelyn Tu-Chan, DO |
| Email: | adelyn.tu@ucsf.edu |
| Phone: | 415-575-0401 |
Optimizing Peripheral Stimulation Parameters to Modulate the Sensorimotor Cortex for Post-stroke Motor Recovery.
The purpose of this study is to find out what are the best settings for applying electrical
nerve stimulation over the skin for the short-term improvement of hand dysfunction after a
stroke. The ultimate goal is to some day design an effective long-term training program to
help someone recovery their ability to use their hands and function independently at home and
in society. In order to know how to apply electrical nerve stimulation to produce a good
long-term effect on hand dysfunction, we first need to know how to make it work best in the
short-term, and improve our understanding of for whom it works and how it works.We will use a
commercially available transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit to gently
apply electrical nerve stimulation over the skin of the affected arm. This is a portable,
safe and easy to use device designed for patients to operate in their homes.
nerve stimulation over the skin for the short-term improvement of hand dysfunction after a
stroke. The ultimate goal is to some day design an effective long-term training program to
help someone recovery their ability to use their hands and function independently at home and
in society. In order to know how to apply electrical nerve stimulation to produce a good
long-term effect on hand dysfunction, we first need to know how to make it work best in the
short-term, and improve our understanding of for whom it works and how it works.We will use a
commercially available transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit to gently
apply electrical nerve stimulation over the skin of the affected arm. This is a portable,
safe and easy to use device designed for patients to operate in their homes.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-80 years, has residual hand motor dysfunction caused by a single ischemic
and/or hemorrhagic stroke greater than 6 months prior to enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant; uncontrolled medical problems including but not limited to severe
cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary disease; active cancer; significant hand joint
deformity or other diagnosis with major effect on hand function besides stroke; severe
alcohol or drug abuse within the past year; untreated or inadequately treated major
depression; spasticity score >3 on the MAS; lack of finger range of motion of at least
10 degrees; severe aphasia or other communicative, behavioral or cognitive impairment
that significantly interferes with the participant's ability to comply with the
protocol or provide informed consent. In addition, patients will be excluded if they
have a pacemaker.
We found this trial at
1
site
San Francisco, California 94143
Principal Investigator: Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD
Phone: 415-575-0401
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