Effect of Vibratory Tendon Stimulation on Muscle Fatigue in the Acute Post-stroke Phase (VIBRAMAIN1)

Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Stroke, Acute; Fatigue

Treatments: Device: Vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06296225

CHRO-2023-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

It seems that prolonged vibratory stimulation of the anterior forearm in healthy subjects leads to fatigue of the muscles concerned, with a reduction in their strength. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of vibratory tendon stimulation on grip force fatigue during the acute post-stroke phase.

The investigations will be carried out by a specialized physiotherapist from the neurology department.

The experiment consists of three successive phases:

• First : measurement of the maximum handgrip force before any vibratory stimulation and then after the three sessions of ten-minute vibration.
• Second : Rest period
• Third: control phase with measurement of the maximum grip force every ten minutes without vibration.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age:18 to 85
• Acute stroke (less than 7 days)
• Paretic upper limb: 3 or 4 to the MRC score and able to obtain a value of at least 10 kilograms on the handgrip strength
• Able to sign a consent form
• Affiliated to a social insurance

Exclusion criteria

• Person under tutorship or curatorship,
• Sleepiness
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding woman

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 1 patient group

Vibration group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with acute stroke less than 7 days with only one paretic upper limb will be assessed for eligibility. Patient will undergo 8 grip strength evaluation and 30 minutes of forehand muscles vibration.

Treatment:

Device: Vibration