Status:

RECRUITING

Deconstructing Post Stroke Hemiparesis

Lead Sponsor:

Providence VA Medical Center

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

TRACTs (DeconsTructing Post StRoke HemipAresis for PreCision NeurorehabiliTation) is a single timepoint study that aims to deconstruct post-stroke deficits of the upper extremity into distinct compone...

Detailed Description

Veterans will be recruited through the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center and will have research visits at the Providence VA Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology (CfNN, centerforneu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of a unilateral ischemic stroke occurring \>6 months prior as documented in medical chart
  • Upper extremity motor impairment as measured by Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment ≤60
  • Ability to follow simple instructions in English

Exclusion

  • Greater than moderate difficulty using the arm and hand pre-dating the stroke as assessed by the questions adapted from the QuickDASH outcome measure score on any question \>= 3, which measures physical function and symptoms in people with difficulty using the arm and hand.
  • Visual or auditory disorders resulting in the inability to see or hear, respectively, the stimuli presented as part of research sessions
  • Inability to maintain a seated position for at least one hour
  • Standard MRI exclusion (e.g., significant claustrophobia or inability to tolerate loud noises, cardiac pacemaker (unless MRI-safe), implanted device (deep brain stimulation) or metal in the brain, cervical spinal cord, or upper thoracic spinal cord)
  • Standard (single-pulse) TMS exclusion which include (in addition to those listed for MRI) pregnancy/lactation/planning to become pregnant during the study, seizure disorder, and primary or secondary CNS tumors

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 5 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05993221

Start Date

September 5 2023

End Date

September 1 2027

Last Update

June 6 2025

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Providence VA Medical Center

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02908

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