Action Selection and Arm Rehabilitation After Stroke
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Conditions studied: Stroke
In brief
After stroke, individuals often have persistent difficulty using the arm and hand in everyday functional tasks that reduces quality of life. Currently available rehabilitation techniques are not adequate and new protocols are needed that are based on an understanding of how brain regions work together to produce skilled movement. This research project aims to improve our understanding of how the brain controls movement after stroke and determine whether a period of motor practice that targets specific brain regions through the addition of action selection demands leads to improved arm function. We hypothesize that arm motor function and the ability to efficiently activate the action selection motor circuit during movement will improve after training.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02785419
- Run by
- University of South Carolina
- People needed
- 32
- Starts
- 2015-12-08
- Expected to finish
- 2020-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-07-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- At least 18 years old
- Had stroke at least 6 months ago
- Right-hand dominant prior to stroke
- Some continued arm and hand weakness
- Some ability to move the arm and hand that is weaker from the stroke
You may not qualify if…
- Acute medical issues that would interfere with participation
- Another neurologic diagnosis that may impact movement (e.g. Parkinson's Disease)
- Cannot undergo MRI scanning
- Severe apraxia or hemispatial neglect
- Pain in the arm that interferes with movement
- Difficulty maintaining attention or following directions
Where it is running
- University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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