NCT06950593Recruiting
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients
Upper Limb Function Following Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation in Individuals With Hemiplegic Stroke
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Aug 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and impact of transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (TESS) on the recovery of post-stroke individuals who have upper limb hemiparesis. It will compare outcomes measures between individuals who receive upper limb task specific training with TESS and individuals who receive task specific training of the upper limb with Sham, or fake, TESS.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 14 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 20 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 18 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT06950593
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 14
- From 18 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Jun 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- orthopedic dysfunction, injury, or surgery that would impact the individual's ability to use the upper extremities
Other illness
- using a powered, implanted cardiac device for monitoring or support of heart function (i.e. pacemaker, defibrillator, or LVAD), or anti-spasticity implantable pumps, or cochlear implants
- active cancer or cancer remission less than 5 years
- traumatic brain injury or neurological conditions that would impact the study
Other
- botox injection in upper extremity within the last 4 months
- modified ashworth score of 4 in any joint of the affected limb
- pregnant or nursing
- unhealed bone fractures
- severe contractures in the upper extremities
- recent procedure or operation of the spinal cord within the past year
- skull fracture that has developed within the past 6 months
- non-English speakers
Who the study is looking for
- 18 years or older
- able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures
- at least 6 months post-stroke
- hemiplegia secondary to stroke
- UE Fugle Meyer Assessment \<35
- not currently receiving regular occupational therapy services
- participant has received clearance from physician to participate in study
- participant has at least a rudimentary comprehension of English
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Recruiting |
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