Dual Channel Rehabilitation Technology Promotes Rapid Recovery of Upper Limbs After Stroke

August 2, 2022 updated by: Ran Li, Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Motor Imagery for the Recovery of Upper Limb Function of Stroke Patients

The injury and remodeling mechanism about upper extremity motor network after stroke is not clear. There are few studies on the motor network covering cortex, white matter and blood perfusion at the time. Some studies have shown that metal imagery activates the cortex through active mental simulation. Our previous study has shown that passive application of transcranial direct current stimulation causes subthreshold polarization and promotes the effective integration of residual brain high-level network. This study proposes a hypothesis: transcranial Direct Current Stimulation + Motor Imagery combines active and passive neuromodulation techniques to produce dual channel effect, which can synergistically excite motor cortex, remodel the motor network and optimize cerebral perfusion. The research contents include clarify the effect of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation + Motor Imagery neuromodulation therapy through comprehensive randomized controlled trial study; present the process of brain injury and secondary neural plasticity through the motor network construction, functional connectivity strength and cerebral perfusion with Blood Oxygen Level Dependent, Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Arterial Spin Labeling multimodal magnetic resonance technology; calculate the correlation between motor score and brain functional network, extract the key nodes that can promote the motor network remodeling. The research results are expected to provide preliminary theoretical foundations for further research on the injury and remodeling mechanism about upper extremity motor network after stroke.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing
      • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100000
        • Recruiting
        • Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • First stroke with upper limb motor dysfunction
  • No rapid natural recovery in the last week
  • Greater than 1 month since stroke onset
  • Pass the motor imagery test

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe cognitive disorder
  • Severe spasm or joint contracture
  • Mental implants in vivo
  • Do not sign the informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Stroke patients accept the traditional rehabilitation alone.
Active Comparator: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation group
Stroke patients accept the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation alone.
Behavioral: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation therapy
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation with two saline-soaked electrodes (5cm x 7cm) is applied by our occupational therapist. The anode is placed on the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (C3/C4). The cathode is placed on the contralesional shoulder. The current is 1.5 milliampere and lasts 20 minutes.
Active Comparator: Motor imagery group
Stroke patients do the motor imagery alone.
Behavioral: Motor imagery therapy
Stroke patients are asked to watch a video about the upper extremity movement. The video lasts 20 minutes. The contents are as follows: the patients are asked to relax the muscles for the first 2 minutes; the action refers to shoulder flexion and extension, elbow flexion and extension, forearm pronation and supination, wrist flexion and extension, finger flexion and extension, and corresponding daily functional activities for 16min; the patients are asked to relax their mind and body for the last 2 minutes.
Experimental: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and motor imagery group
Stroke patients accept the Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and do the motor imagery at the same time.
Behavioral: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and motor imagery therapy
The treatment parameters are the same as the above. It should be emphasized that the participants sit and perform the motor imagery task while receiving Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Behavioral assessment by Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Limb
Time Frame: Baseline
Complete the scale at baseline
Baseline
Behavioral assessment by Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Limb change
Time Frame: Immediately after intervention
Change from baseline Action Research Arm Test immediately after intervention is obtained by subtracting the baseline from the later Fugl-Meyer Assessment score.
Immediately after intervention
Behavioral assessment by Action Research Arm Test
Time Frame: Baseline
Complete the above scale at baseline
Baseline
Behavioral assessment by Action Research Arm Test change
Time Frame: Immediately after intervention
Change from baseline Action Research Arm Test immediately after intervention is obtained by subtracting the baseline from the later Action Research Arm Test score.
Immediately after intervention
Motor network construction
Time Frame: Baseline
Construct the motor network with the bilateral primary motor cortices, supplementary motor cortices, premotor cortices, thalami and cerebellums et al. as the nodes of the network. Motor network analysis consists the network strength, global efficiency and local efficiency. The software used is PANDA and GRETNA.
Baseline
Motor network change
Time Frame: Immediately after intervention
Change from baseline motor network immediately after intervention is obtained by subtracting the baseline from the later network strength, global efficiency and local efficiency.
Immediately after intervention
Cerebral perfusion calculation
Time Frame: Baseline
The volume of interest covers the motor related territory including bilateral primary motor cortices, supplementary motor cortices, premotor cortices, thalami and cerebellums et al. The mean Cerebral Blood Flow value is calculated. The software used is Function Tool.
Baseline
Cerebral perfusion change
Time Frame: Immediately after intervention
Change from baseline cerebral perfusion immediately after intervention is obtained by subtracting the baseline from the later Cerebral Blood Flow value.
Immediately after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Lirong Huo, Doctor, Office of academic research, Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 9, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

June 29, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 4, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2021FXHEC-KSKY002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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