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Transcranial Electrical Stimulation With Special Waveform for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation for Patients With Stroke

12 de abril de 2021 actualizado por: Taipei Medical University
Transcranial electrical stimulation (tCES) is contemporarily important issues in the advanced rehabilitation medicine. tCES can selectively change the excitability of regional cortex with non-invansive and safety properties. Therefore, the investigators aim to develop a set of tCES system with special waveforms for using in clinical rehabilitation of upper extremities. This developed tCES system is smaller than all commercial available products, which could be conveniently and portably wore on head for clinical rehabilitation. In addition, the present tCES system with special waveforms developing by the investigators is much more efficient on improving neuroplasticity than the traditional transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in rats. The investigators hope the tCES system combined with the rehabilitation of body extremities will become a routine treatment for stroke patients at hospitals or residential rehabilitation in the future.

Descripción general del estudio

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Terminado

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Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) were both demonstrated to have therapeutic potentials to rapidly induce neuroplastic effects in various rehabilitation training regimens. Recently, the investigators have developed a novel transcranial electrostimulation device that can flexibly output an electrical current with combined tDCS and iTBS waveforms. However, limited studies have determined the therapeutic effects of this special waveform combination on clinical rehabilitation. Herein, the investigators aiming to brain stimulation effects of tDCS-iTBS on upper-limb motor function in chronic stroke patients.

Twenty-four subjects with a chronic stroke were randomly assigned to a real non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS; subjects received the real tDCS+iTBS output) group or a sham NIBS (subjects received sham tDCS+iTBS output) group. All subjects underwent 1 h treatment of a conventional rehabilitation program (3 days a week for 6 weeks), where a 20-min NIBS intervention was simultaneously applied during conventional rehabilitation. Outcome measures were assessed before and immediately after the intervention period: Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTT), and Finger-to-Nose Test (FNT).

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Actual)

24

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Taiwán
      • Taipei city, Taiwán
        • Taipei Medical University

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

20 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥ 20 years.
  2. Unilateral cerebral stroke with hemiplegia in Brunnstrom stage III-V.
  3. 6 months to 5 years after stroke.
  4. Adequate understanding of verbal/written information and physically able to complete the motor learning of functional tasks with the affected hand.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Extremely sensitive to electrical stimulation and cannot tolerate it.
  2. Contracture on upper extremities, and limitation in joint range of motion.
  3. The muscle tone was severe spasticity.
  4. Ossification or inflammation in muscle tissue.
  5. A history of cardiopulmonary disease or arrhythmia.
  6. With implantable medical electronic devices, like pacemaker.
  7. Pressure sores or wounds on the skin of head and upper extremities.
  8. Metal implants in the head (neck).
  9. Severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder.
  10. A history of seizure or other brain pathology.
  11. Brain surgery or severe brain trauma.
  12. Drug or alcohol abuse.
  13. Malignant neoplasm or rheumatism disorder, like SLE, RA, or AS.

Plan de estudios

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Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Tratamiento
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Único

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Experimental: tCES & upper extremity rehabilitation
The experiment group will receive tCES combined with upper extremity rehabilitation of affected side.
Dispositivo: tCES
The positions of the lesion side primary motor cortex were defined as C3/C4 according to the international 10-20 system of electroencephalograms. tCES will be applied for 20 minutes at an intensity of 1.0 -1.5 mA direct current stimulation and a specific-added waveform each time, 3 times a week, lasting for 6 weeks.
Comparador falso: Sham tCES & upper extremity rehabilitation
The sham control group will receive sham tCES combined with upper extremity rehabilitation of affected side.
Dispositivo: Sham tCES
The positions of the lesion side primary motor cortex were defined as C3/C4 according to the international 10-20 system of electroencephalograms. Sham tCES will consist of a 5-second ramp up to 1.0-1.5 mA direct current stimulation and a specific-added waveform followed immediately by a 5-second ramp down, no current in the middle 19 minutes 40 seconds, and a ramp-up and ramp-down period during the last 10 seconds.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Change from baseline in the Fugl-Meyer Assessment upper extremity scale (FMA-UE) after intervention
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)
The FMA-UE was performed (score ranges from 0 to 66) to assess upper limb motor recovery. Each movement is estimated by a 3-point scale (0-1-2). The total score of the FMA-UE is 66, and a higher score indicates that the patient has better movement ability.
Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Change from baseline in the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTT) after intervention
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)
The JTT assesses hand functions commonly used in activities of daily living. The subtests are scored according to time taken to complete the task. Total score is the sum of time taken for each subtest, with shorter times indicating better performance.
Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)
Change from baseline in the Finger to Nose Test after intervention
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)
The Finger to Nose Test assesses coordination of upper-extremity movement. The number of complete nose-target movements during a 1 min period will be recorded.
Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)
Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) measures
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)
The Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) measures resistance during passive soft-tissue stretching and is used as a simple measure of spasticity
Baseline (within 7 days ahead to the 1st intervention session) and after 6-week intervention (within 7 days after the last intervention session)

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Taipei Medical University

Colaboradores

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Chi-Wei Peng, Ph.D., School of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University

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Fechas de registro del estudio

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Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

2 de marzo de 2017

Finalización primaria (Actual)

31 de enero de 2020

Finalización del estudio (Actual)

30 de abril de 2020

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

27 de abril de 2020

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

27 de abril de 2020

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

30 de abril de 2020

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

15 de abril de 2021

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

12 de abril de 2021

Última verificación

1 de abril de 2020

Más información

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Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • N201702070

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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