SlagSens (Effect of Tactile Stimulation After Stroke)

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Specific treatment in addition to standard stroke care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01810562

4403 001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether tactile stimulation for reduced sensibility of the affected extremities after stroke has effect.

Hypothesis:

Stimulation of sensibility after stroke will have a significant contribution for improved sensibility. Without any stimulation, no signal is sent to the brain and there is no need for the healthy parts of the brain to adapt this function. Stimulation of the sensibility over a period of time on both sides of the body, gives the brain signals and the opportunity to compare how the signals should be recognized. New connection will be able to interpret signals correctly.

Full description

Through stroke rehabilitation, function from damaged areas can be replaced by healthy parts of the brain. It is important for rehabilitation to take advantage of this compensatory qualities whit early intervention and mobilization. Only small gains can lead to big improvements.

About half of stroke survivors gets reduced sensibility caused bye the stroke, and sensibility is considered to be an important part of rehabilitation of function and activities.

A Norwegian guideline concludes that the scientific knowledge is to week to recommend this kind of treatment. There is some evidence for improvement of sensibility when specific training and stimulation is given. Achievements in sensibility can lead to some improvement in function.

The project will be carried out as a randomized controlled trial. In this project, the intervention group receive tactile senses stimulated twice daily over a period of 3 months, while the control group receives standard treatment. The results from both groups are measured before and after treatment.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with impaired tactile sensitivity after stroke Kongsberg hospital to undergo rehabilitation course.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a history of stroke.
• Patients with significant symptomatic additional diseases, such as neuropathy.
• Patients who cannot provide adequate response if they can feel the touch.
• Terminal and palliative care patients.
• Patients with cancer.
• Patients with hypertonic muscles in the current body area.
• Patients below 18 years of age

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Specific treatment + std stroke care

Experimental group

Description:

Specific treatment in addition to standard stroke care

Treatment:

Other: Specific treatment in addition to standard stroke care

Std stroke care

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients receive only standard stroke treatment and no specific treatment.