Improving Rehabilitation by Magnetic Brain Stimulation

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

We hope to understand the properties of the motor cortex in the brain of people with stroke using non-invasive magnetic stimulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00636701

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

4

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2009-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3-24 months post stroke
• upper limb paresis
• CES-D below 16,

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur — Decatur, Georgia, United States

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