BreEStim for Motor Recovery in Chronic Stroke With Moderate Impairment After a Long-term Use (Pilot).

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Conditions studied: Motor Recovery

In brief

The overall goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel intervention - Breathing-controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) on finger flexor spasticity reduction and hand function improvement in chronic stroke with moderate impairment after a long-term use.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04752319

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

4

Starts

2025-09-01

Expected to finish

2028-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• has post stroke ≥ 6 months , medically stable;
• Unilateral, single stroke (no restriction on type (ischemic or hemorrhagic) or volume (large or small) of stroke);
• MAS score ≥ 1, i.e., detectable finger flexor hypertonia;
• Exclusion criteria include:
• Patients with visual deficit/neglect; hearing or cognitive impairment;
• Patients with history of pulmonary disease (Asthma, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, COPD);
• Patients that are currently adjusting tone alternating medications (e.g., baclofen), or
• Patients received botulinum toxin injection to the arm/fingers <4 months, or phenol injections < 2 years;
• Patients with a pacemaker;
• Women who are pregnant.

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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