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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05906602
Motor and Neurophysiological Changes After Ischemic Conditioning in Individuals With Stroke
The goal of this clinical trial is to test ischemic conditioning (blood flow restriction) as a neuromodulatory technique to improve gait function in stroke. Neuromodulation is emerging as a promising adjunct strategy to facilitate changes in brain activity and improve motor behavior following a neurological injury such as stroke.
The main questions this trial aims to answer are:
- Can ischemic conditioning produce neuromodulatory changes in the lower limb primary motor cortex?
- Can ischemic conditioning be used as a neuromodulatory technique to improve strength, motor control, and gait speed in individuals with stroke when compared to sham ischemic conditioning?
Participants will take part in two sessions of ischemic conditioning where a cuff (similar to ones that measure blood pressure) will be placed around the thigh and inflated to one of two blood flow restriction pressures (real or sham). Each participant will experience measures of brain activity and motor behavior testing before and after both sessions (ischemic conditioning and sham ischemic conditioning).
Researchers will investigate ischemic conditioning as neuromodulation modality in stroke to see if ischemic conditioning can produce beneficial changes in brain activity and improvements on subsequent motor behavior tasks.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Mark Q Cummings, BS
- Phone Number: 3123550084
- Email: mcummi8@uic.edu
Study Locations
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Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
- Recruiting
- University of Illinois Chicago
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Contact:
- Mark Cummings
- Phone Number: 312-355-0084
- Email: mcummi8@uic.edu
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Single, stroke > 6 months since onset
- Residual hemiparetic gait deficits (e.g., abnormal gait pattern)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lesions affecting the brainstem or cerebellum
- Other neurological disorders that may interfere with motor function
- Unhealed decubiti, persistent infections that may interfere with ability to perform test procedures
- Significant cognitive or communication impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE<21)), which could impede the understanding of the purpose of procedures of the study
- Botulinum toxin (Botox) treatments to the lower limb within the past 6 months
- Pregnant women
- Contraindications to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or ischemic conditioning (IC) (Listed below)
TMS General Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous adverse reaction to TMS
- Skull abnormalities or fractures
- Concussion within the last 6 months
- Unexplained, recurring headaches
- Implanted cardiac pacemaker
- Metal implants in the head or face
- History of seizures or epilepsy
- Use of medications that could alter cortical excitability or increase risk of seizure (e.g., antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants)
- Current pregnancy
IC General Exclusion Criteria:
- History of thrombosis (i.e., blood clots) including venous thrombosis or deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
- Blood clots in the leg, or any condition in which compression of the thigh or transient ischemia is contraindicated (i.e., open wounds in the leg, bruising, nerve damage, etc.)
- Peripheral arterial grafts in the lower extremity
- History of uncontrolled hypertension
- History of peripheral vascular disease or hematological disease
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Ischemic Conditioning
While seated, a rapid inflation cuff, similar to those used to measure blood pressure, will be placed around the paretic thigh to perform real ischemic conditioning.
The pressure of the cuff will be increased for 5 minutes followed by no pressure for 5 minutes, repeated 5 times for a total of 50 minutes.
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10-minute cycles of blood flow restriction (5 minutes) followed by blood flow release (5 minutes), repeated 5 times for a total of 50 minutes.
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Sham Comparator: Sham Ischemic Conditioning
While seated, a rapid inflation cuff, similar to those used to measure blood pressure, will be placed around the paretic thigh to perform sham or fake ischemic conditioning.
The pressure of the cuff will be increased for 5 minutes followed by no pressure for 5 minutes, repeated 5 times for a total of 50 minutes.
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Sham ischemic conditioning will mirror ischemic conditioning procedures, differing solely in cuff pressure during blood flow restriction to replicate to replicate perceived tightness without arterial blood flow restriction.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in corticomotor excitability
Time Frame: Changes in corticomotor excitability will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Excitability of the primary lower limb motor cortex will be assessed using single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) will be recorded from the tibialis anterior muscle of the paretic leg.
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Changes in corticomotor excitability will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Change in transcallosal inhibition
Time Frame: Changes in transcallosal inhibition will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Inhibition from the stimulated hemisphere to the non-stimulated hemisphere will be quantified as a measure of the ipsilateral silent period (iSP) using single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) will be recorded from the tibialis anterior muscle of the leg ipsilateral to TMS stimulation.
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Changes in transcallosal inhibition will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Change in ankle motor control
Time Frame: Changes in ankle motor control will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Reaction time will be measured using a choice reaction time task involving rapid ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion movements in a custom built ankle-tracking device.
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Changes in ankle motor control will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Change in lower limb strength
Time Frame: Changes in strength will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Participants will perform 3 trials each of maximum ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion strength.
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Changes in strength will be calculated within and between sessions at baseline, immediate-post, and 30-minutes-post one session of sham IC, real IC, and aerobic exercise.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain
Time Frame: During each real and sham ischemic conditioning session, pain scores will be reported for each participant during intervals of blow flow restriction and reperfusion through study completion, an average of 1 year.
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Subjective measures of pain will be reported during ischemic conditioning and sham ischemic conditioning using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain).
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During each real and sham ischemic conditioning session, pain scores will be reported for each participant during intervals of blow flow restriction and reperfusion through study completion, an average of 1 year.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sangeetha Madhavan, PT, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2022-1620
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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