Tests spinal cord electrical stimulation to help arm movement after stroke
Tests spinal cord electrical stimulation to activate arm muscles in adults with stroke paralysis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Epidural Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients - Improve Motor and Sensory Function and Alleviate Pain
Key facts
- Where
- Hualien City, TaiwanSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 20 and 70 years old?
Source: NCT05981989, who can take part
Where in Taiwan
- Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation Hualien Tzu Chi HospitalHualien City, TaiwanTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT05981989
- Record updated
- 19 September 2025
- Original description
This study aims to verify whether epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the cervical spinal cord can activate muscles of the upper limbs in people with hemiplegia following a stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
Epidural Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients - Improve Motor and Sensory Function and Alleviate Pain
This study aims to verify whether epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the cervical spinal cord can activate muscles of the upper limbs in people with hemiplegia following a stroke.
Inclusion: Between 20 and 70 years of age; First-ever clinical manifest stroke; Right or left hemiparesis; Scores higher than 7 and lower than 45 on the Fugl-Meyer scale; Expected will undergo spinal cord stimulation surgery; Able to comply with procedures and follow up; Stable medical condition without cardiopulmonary disease or dysautonomia that would contraindicate participation in upper extremity rehabilitation or testing activities.
Exclusion: Receiving anticoagulant, anti-spasticity or anti-epileptic medications prior to or throughout the duration of the study; Have Major depressive disorder; Had a mental illness within one year or been treated in the past; Have significant cognitive impairment (MMSE<24) or serious disease that could affect the ability to participate in study activities; Cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disease or injury that would prevent full participation in physical therapy intervention; Pregnancy or breast feeding; Unable to read and/or comprehend the consent form; Have concerns about this trial and do not sign consent; Presence of joint contractures deemed by study clinician/investigator to be too severe to participate in study activities.