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A Novel Multimodal Approach to Promote Motor Recovery and Plasticity After Stroke

10 november 2026 bijgewerkt door: Amit Sethi, University of Utah

Upper extremity (UE) paresis or weakness is one of the most frequent impairments after stroke. Despite intense rehabilitation, motor and functional recovery of patients with severe hand impairments is poor. Hence, there is a need for more effective treatments to enhance motor function in patients with severe hand impairments after stroke. Adaptive functional electrical stimulation (FES) appears to be a promising treatment and has the potential to facilitate active movement in individuals with severe impairments post-stroke. In addition, transcranial random noise stimulation (trns) is a widely studied, non-invasive and safe method to enhance the corticomotor excitability in individuals with chronic stroke. However, the effect of combining trns and adaptive FES in patients with severe hand impairments has not been investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining trns with FES will enhance hand function in individuals with chronic stroke than FES alone. The investigators predict that combining trns with FES will significantly enhance hand function than FES alone.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Werving

Conditie

Interventie / Behandeling

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether combining transcranial random noise stimulation with functional electrical stimulation-facilitated task practice will enhance hand function in individuals with severe paresis post-stroke than functional electrical stimulation alone.

The study is an experimental randomized study comparing the effects of transcranial random noise stimulation with functional electrical stimulation to functional electrical stimulation alone on recovery of function in the more-affected hand in individuals with chronic stroke.

Participants were randomized to receive transcranial random noise stimulation and functional electrical stimulation-facilitated task practice or sham-transcranial random noise stimulation and functional electrical stimulation-facilitated task practice.

Participants received 18 treatment sessions over 6 weeks (3 times/week for 6-8 weeks).

Studietype

Ingrijpend

Inschrijving (Geschat)

78

Fase

  • Niet toepasbaar

Contacten en locaties

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Studie Locaties

  • Verenigde Staten
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, Verenigde Staten, 84112
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        • University of Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, Verenigde Staten, 84108
        • Werving
        • University of Utah
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Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

40 jaar tot 85 jaar (Volwassen, Oudere volwassene)

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Nee

Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie

Allemaal

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

Female and male subjects are eligible for inclusion only if all of the following criteria are met:

  1. Age between 40-85 years
  2. Diagnosis of first-ever subcortical stroke (single cerebrovascular accident)
  3. Stroke onset of at least six months prior to the time of participation
  4. Limited functional wrist and finger flexion and extension, as indicated between 5º-20º active movement
  5. Cognitive skills to actively participate, as indicated by scores of ≥ 24 on the Mini-Mental Status Examina-tion
  6. English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

A subject is not eligible for inclusion if any of the following criteria apply:

  1. Presence of severe aphasia preventing the ability to follow 1-step directions at least 80% of the time
  2. Excessive spasticity of the wrist and finger muscles, defined as a Modified Ashworth Score >2
  3. Diagnosis of neurological disorders other than stroke
  4. History of recent seizure or epilepsy while taking anticonvulsants
  5. Orthopedic/musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., arthritis) affecting the upper extremity
  6. Presence of metallic implants in the head or neck
  7. Currently or planning to become pregnant
  8. Difficulty maintaining alertness or remaining still
  9. Ferromagnetic metallic implants, pacemakers, other implanted devices, or ventilators (for MRI)
  10. Bodyweight > 300 lbs due to MRI scanner dimensions (for subjects also undergoing MRI)
  11. Psychiatric diagnosis according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), or who are on psychotropic medication
  12. Participation in concurrent occupational therapy

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Primair doel: Behandeling
  • Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
  • Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
  • Masker: Verviervoudigen

Wapens en interventies

Deelnemersgroep / Arm
Interventie / Behandeling
Sham-vergelijker: sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice

Participants will receive the intervention 3x/week for 6-8 weeks for a total of 18 intervention sessions. Participants will receive sham-tRNS during the FES-assisted task-specific practice.
Apparaat: FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation)-assisted task-specific practice

The FES-assisted task-specific practice will focus on restituting the movement components composing functional tasks. We will use the principles of motor learning with FES-assisted task-specific practice. Based on motor learning principles, our intervention will include 1) movement practice as close to normative as possible, 2) a high number of repetitions, 3) attention to the motor task, and 4) training specificity.

Apparaat: Sham-tRNS (Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation)

Individuals in this group will receive sham-tRNS via the same electrode configuration as the tRNS. The stimulation will gradually ramp up for 30 seconds and then fade away for the rest of the intervention session.
Experimenteel: tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice

Participants will receive the intervention 3x/week for 6-8 weeks for a total of 18 intervention sessions. Participants will receive tRNS during the FES-assisted task-specific practice.
Apparaat: FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation)-assisted task-specific practice

The FES-assisted task-specific practice will focus on restituting the movement components composing functional tasks. We will use the principles of motor learning with FES-assisted task-specific practice. Based on motor learning principles, our intervention will include 1) movement practice as close to normative as possible, 2) a high number of repetitions, 3) attention to the motor task, and 4) training specificity.

Apparaat: tRNS (Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation)

Individuals in this group will receive tRNS at 2 mA intensity between 101-640 Hz. The current will be gradually ramped up for and down for the first and last 30 seconds of the stimulation.

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Scale
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks post-intervention

Changes in Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. This scale measures voluntary motor control of the paretic upper extremity (UE) using a 3-point ordinal scale where 0=cannot perform, 1=performs partially, and 2=performs fully. The total possible score ranges from 0-66 with higher scores indicating a better voluntary motor control of the paretic UE.
6-9 weeks post-intervention
Stroke Impact Scale - Hand Function Score
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks post-intervention

Changes in Stroke Impact Scale - Hand Function Score between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Participants report paretic upper extremity (UE) use in five commonly performed daily tasks (e.g., carry a bag of groceries) using a 5-point ordinal scale, which ranges from 0-5, where 0=cannot use paretic and 5=not difficult at all to use paretic UE. The total score ranges from 0-25 with higher scores indicating better UE function.
6-9 weeks post-intervention
Transcranial Magnetic stimulation-induced motor evoked potential
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks post-intervention

Changes in cortical motor evoked potentials (MEPs) between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. MEPs will be obtained by placing a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coil over the hand knob of the ipsilesional primary motor cortex. TMS-induced MEP amplitude will be obtained by averaging peak to peak amplitudes of 20 MEPs from the flexor carpii radials and/or extensor digitorum communis muscles. Higher values of MEP indicate greater corticospinal excitability.
6-9 weeks post-intervention

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Scale
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks post intervention

Changes in Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. This scale measures voluntary motor control of the paretic upper extremity (UE) using a 3-point ordinal scale where 0=cannot perform, 1=performs partially, and 2=performs fully. The total possible score ranges from 0-66 with higher scores indicating a better voluntary motor control of the paretic UE.
12-14 weeks post intervention
Stroke Impact Scale - Hand Function Score
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks post intervention

Changes in Stroke Impact Scale - Hand Function Score between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Participants report paretic upper extremity (UE) use in five commonly performed daily tasks (e.g., carry a bag of groceries) using a 5-point ordinal scale, which ranges from 0-5, where 0=cannot use paretic and 5=not difficult at all to use paretic UE. The total score ranges from 0-25 with higher scores indicating better UE function.
12-14 weeks post intervention
Transcranial Magnetic stimulation-induced motor evoked potential
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks post intervention

Changes in cortical motor evoked potentials (MEPs) between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. MEPs will be obtained by placing a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coil over the hand knob of the ipsilesional primary motor cortex. TMS-induced MEP amplitude will be obtained by averaging peak to peak amplitudes of 20 MEPs from the flexor carpii radials and/or extensor digitorum communis muscles. Higher values of MEP indicate greater corticospinal excitability.
12-14 weeks post intervention

Andere uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Grip Strength of the paretic hand
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Grip Strength between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Average grip strength of the of three trials will be reported in kilograms. Higher values indicate better grip strength.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Grip Strength of the paretic hand
Tijdsspanne: 12 -14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Grip Strength between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Average grip strength of the of three trials will be reported in kilograms. Higher values indicate better grip strength.
12 -14 weeks Post-intervention
Upper extremity muscle synergy
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in upper extremity muscle synergy between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Transcranial magnetic stimulation induced motor evoked potentials of different proximal and distal upper extremity muscles are coupled using the synergy weights and activation profiles obtained with a novel Principal component-based motor evoked potential analyses. Higher values suggest better muscle synergy.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Upper extremity muscle synergy
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in upper extremity muscle synergy between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Transcranial magnetic stimulation induced motor evoked potentials of different proximal and distal upper extremity muscles are coupled using the synergy weights and activation profiles obtained with a novel Principal component-based motor evoked potential analyses. Higher values suggest better muscle synergy.
12-14 weeks Post-intervention
Upper Extremity range of motion via kinematics
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Upper Extremity kinematics between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. 3D biomechanical data will be collected using a motion capture system. We will evaluate maximum finger excursions. Higher values indicate greater finger excursion.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Upper Extremity range of motion via kinematics
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Upper Extremity kinematics between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. 3D biomechanical data will be collected using a motion capture system. We will evaluate maximum finger excursions. Higher values indicate greater finger excursion.
12-14 weeks Post-intervention
Muscle strength and activation
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in muscle strength and activation between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Muscle strength and activation testing will be performed using the triple interpolated twitch technique for the paretic wrist and hand muscles. We will test muscle strength and activation using a customized set-up with load cells for the wrist and hand. Normalized peak force/torque will be used to calculate strength and activation. Higher values indicate greater muscle strength and activation.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Muscle strength and activation
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in muscle strength and activation between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Muscle strength and activation testing will be performed using the triple interpolated twitch technique for the paretic wrist and hand muscles. We will test muscle strength and activation using a customized set-up with load cells for the wrist and hand. Normalized peak force/torque will be used to calculate strength and activation. Higher values indicate greater muscle strength and activation.
12-14 weeks Post-intervention
Action Research Arm Test
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Action Research Arm Test between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Action Research Arm Test evaluates upper extremity (UE) functional performance using a 4-point ordinal scale on 19-items, which are divided into 4 sub-tests (grasp, grip, pinch, and gross arm movement). The total possible score ranges from 0-57 with higher scores indicating higher UE function.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Action Research Arm Test
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Action Research Arm Test between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. Action Research Arm Test evaluates upper extremity (UE) functional performance using a 4-point ordinal scale on 19-items, which are divided into 4 sub-tests (grasp, grip, pinch, and gross arm movement). The total possible score ranges from 0-57 with higher scores indicating higher UE function.
12-14 weeks Post-intervention
Social role sub-scale of Assessment of Life Habits
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Social role sub-scale of Assessment of Life Habits between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. The Social-LIFE-H assess the quality of social participation by estimating the perceived difficulty an in-dividual faces in performing a life habit and the type of assistance required to perform it. Using 40 items, the sub-scale assesses restrictions in social responsibilities, interpersonal relationships, community life, education, employment, and leisure. Each item is scored using a 10-point ordinal scale, which ranges from 0-9, where 0 = not able to perform and 9 = able to perform without difficulty with higher scores indicating better social participation. The total possible score will be reported, which is obtained by summing the scores on each item and then dividing by the number of items.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Social role sub-scale of Assessment of Life Habits
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in Social role sub-scale of Assessment of Life Habits between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. The Social-LIFE-H assess the quality of social participation by estimating the perceived difficulty an in-dividual faces in performing a life habit and the type of assistance required to perform it. Using 40 items, the sub-scale assesses restrictions in social responsibilities, interpersonal relationships, community life, education, employment, and leisure. Each item is scored using a 10-point ordinal scale, which ranges from 0-9, where 0 = not able to perform and 9 = able to perform without difficulty with higher scores indicating better social participation. The total possible score will be reported, which is obtained by summing the scores on each item and then dividing by the number of items.
12-14 weeks Post-intervention
Transcranial magnetic stimulation induced cervicomedullary motor evoked potential
Tijdsspanne: 6-9 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) induced cervicomedullary motor evoked potential (CMEP) between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. An average peak to peak amplitudes of 20 CMEPs will be reported from the flexor carpii radials and/or extensor digitorum communis muscles. Higher values of CMEP indicate greater spinal excitability.
6-9 weeks Post-intervention
Transcranial magnetic stimulation induced cervicomedullary motor evoked potential
Tijdsspanne: 12-14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) induced cervicomedullary motor evoked potential (CMEP) between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. An average peak to peak amplitudes of 20 CMEPs will be reported from the flexor carpii radials and/or extensor digitorum communis muscles. Higher values of CMEP indicate greater spinal excitability.
12-14 weeks Post-intervention
H-reflex excitability
Tijdsspanne: 6-8 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in H-reflex excitability (measured by H-max/M-max ratio) between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. H- and M- recruitment curves will be mapped for the paretic flexor carpii radials muscle. Higher values indicate greater spinal excitability.
6-8 weeks Post-intervention
H-reflex excitability
Tijdsspanne: 12 -14 weeks Post-intervention

Changes in H-reflex excitability (measured by H-max/M-max ratio) between the experimental (tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) and control (sham-tRNS and FES-assisted task-specific practice) conditions. H- and M- recruitment curves will be mapped for the paretic flexor carpii radials muscle. Higher values indicate greater spinal excitability.
12 -14 weeks Post-intervention

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Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Geschat)

11 november 2026

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

1 december 2030

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

15 februari 2031

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

1 juli 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

14 oktober 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

22 oktober 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

12 november 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

10 november 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 november 2026

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Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • 00193557

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