Status:

RECRUITING

Brain Connections for Arm Movement After Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Collaborating Sponsors:

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

University of Pittsburgh

Conditions:

Stroke

Brain Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

45-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) while subjects are making reaching movements in a robotic arm device in order to discover how different brain areas control ...

Detailed Description

The general objective of this application is to study reorganization of network interactions following a common type of subcortical stroke (i.e. internal capsule) with mechanistic studies using noninv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (control participants):
  • Be 45-90 years of age
  • Have adequate language and neurocognitive function to participate in training and testing
  • Be medically stable to participate in the study
  • Be English speaking
  • Inclusion Criteria (participants with stroke):
  • Be 45-90 years of age
  • Clinically defined, unilateral, hemiparetic stroke with radiologic exclusion of other possible diagnosis
  • Stroke onset at least 6 months before enrollment
  • Subcortical stroke (ex: internal capsule, deep white matter of posterior frontal lobe)
  • Present with mild to moderate arm dysfunction
  • Be medically stable to participate in the study
  • Be English speaking

Exclusion

  • (for both groups)
  • Unable to give informed consent
  • Have a serious complicating medical illness that would preclude participation
  • Contractures or orthopedic problems limiting range of joint motion in the potential study arm or other impairments that would interfere with the study activities
  • Visual loss such that the subject would not be able to see the test patterns on the robot computer monitor
  • Unable to comply with requirements of the study
  • Enrollment in another greater-than-minimal risk study
  • Presence of medical condition or implant that prevents safe administration of TMS or MRI
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 10 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04286516

Start Date

January 10 2020

End Date

June 1 2027

Last Update

June 13 2025

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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240