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NCT04750564
BreEStim for Motor Recovery in Chronic Stroke With Severe Impairment (Pilot)
Conditions: Motor Recovery
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 4
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Location: The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston Texas
Summary
The overall goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel intervention - Breathing-controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) on finger flexor spasticity reduction and hand function improvement in chronic stroke with severe impairment.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
* has post stroke ≥ 6 months , medically stable;
* Unilateral, single stroke (no restriction on type (ischemic or hemorrhagic) or volume (large or small) of stroke);
* MAS score ≥ 1, i.e., detectable finger flexor hypertonia;
Exclusion criteria include:
* Patients with visual deficit/neglect; hearing or cognitive impairment;
* Patients with history of pulmonary disease (Asthma, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, COPD);
* Patients that are currently adjusting tone alternating medications (e.g., baclofen), or
* Patients received botulinum toxin injection to the arm/fingers \
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04750564). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.