Innovative Modalities for Restoring Upper Limb Function Post Stroke

Malcom Randall VA Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebrovascular Accident

Treatments: Other: surface FES; Other: Robotics; Other: Motor Learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01725659

B2801R

Details and patient eligibility

About

PURPOSE. After stroke many patients are unable to engage in normal upper limb functional activities, which may restrict them from participation in meaningful life roles. For many, conventional rehabilitation does not restore upper limb function to a useful level. The purpose of this research is to investigate the benefits of three promising motor learning interventions: focused intensive, motor learning (FIML); 2) robotics and motor learning (ROB-ML); and 3) functional neuromuscular stimulation and motor learning (FNS-ML).

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >1 year post stroke no acute, uncontrolled medical condition single stroke

Exclusion criteria

• pacemaker other neurological condition more than one stroke

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 3 patient groups

Motor Learning

Experimental group

Description:

subjects are provided with intensive motor learning training of the upper limb

Treatment:

Other: Motor Learning

Robotics and Motor Learning

Experimental group

Description:

subject are provided with intensive motor learning and robotics training of the upper limb

Treatment:

Other: Robotics

Other: Motor Learning

Motor learning and FES

Experimental group

Description:

subjects are provided with intensive motor learning and surface FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) of the upper limb

Treatment:

Other: Motor Learning

Other: surface FES