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EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-08-26
62
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
139 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to develop and test if upper limb task practice and muscle activity training improve upper limb function in stroke survivors. Participants will be asked to come to the laboratory 23 times (approximately 3 times a week) over 2.5 months to receive upper limb task practice, muscle activity training, and/or upper extremity functional assessments.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years or older
- Stroke occurred more than 6 months ago
- Moderate unilateral upper limb impairment
- Cognitive ability to participate in study procedures
- Ability to see the full computer screen
You will not qualify if you...
- Receiving concurrent upper limb rehabilitation
- Unable to voluntarily contract muscles in at least 2 upper limb muscle groups
- Change in spasticity medication or botulinum toxin injection in upper limb within 3 months prior to or during study
- Total sensory loss in the upper limb
- Comorbid conditions limiting upper limb movement or participation (e.g., orthopedic or premorbid neurologic conditions)
- Language barrier or cognitive impairment preventing consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5703
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Research Team
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Sarah A Jackson, BA MA
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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