Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Rehabilitation by Magnetic Brain Stimulation
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
We hope to understand the properties of the motor cortex in the brain of people with stroke using non-invasive magnetic stimulation.
Detailed Description
This case series assesses the effects of five consecutive days of low-frequency (1 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with and without a 6-Hz primer. Although this paper studies a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 3-24 months post stroke
- upper limb paresis
- CES-D below 16,
Exclusion
- history of seizure
- metal in head
- score of less than 24 on the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Exam
- clinical judgement of excessive frailty or lack of stamina (e.g. cannot attend to instructions, stay awake, engage in functional activities)
- serious uncontrolled medical condition
- excessive pain in any joint of the more affected extremity that could limit ability to cooperate with the intervention as judged by the examining clinician
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
4 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00636701
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
May 1 2015
Active Locations (1)
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1
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033