Safety and Effectiveness of Cortical Stimulation in the Treatment of Stroke Patients With Upper Extremity Hemiparesis

Status unconfirmed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Stroke, Hemiparesis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of cortical stimulation delivered concurrent with rehabilitation activities to enhance motor recovery in patients suffering from hemiparesis affecting the upper extremity following a stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00170716

Run by

Northstar Neuroscience

People needed

174

Starts

2004-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-12-28

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must have an ischemic stroke.
• Moderate to moderately severe upper-extremity hemiparesis.
• Aged 21 years or older.

You may not qualify if…

• Primary hemorrhagic stroke.
• Any additional stroke associated with incomplete motor recovery.
• Any neurologic or physical condition impairing function of the target extremity.
• History of seizure disorder.
• History of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or spontaneous subdural or epidural hematoma that has resulted in a neurologic deficit.
• Contraindication to magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.

Where it is running

• University of Arizona Health Sciences Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States
• University of California San Francisco Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States
• Stanford University Medical Center — Stanford, California, United States
• Colorado Neurological Institute & Swedish Medical Center — Englewood, Colorado, United States
• University of Florida, Jacksonville — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Emory Clinic — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Northwestern University Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Center and Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Wayne State University — Detroit, Michigan, United States
• St. Luke's Hospital — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
• State University of New York Upstate Medical Center — Syracuse, New York, United States
• University of Cincinnati Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Oregon Health Sciences University — Portland, Oregon, United States
• University of Pennsylvania Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
• University of Utah Health Sciences Center — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• Swedish Health Services — Seattle, Washington, United States

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