Deconstructing Post Stroke Hemiparesis
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Conditions studied: Stroke
In brief
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 components and relate these components to brain anatomy and physiology.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05993221
- Run by
- Providence VA Medical Center
- People needed
- 75
- Starts
- 2023-09-05
- Expected to finish
- 2027-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-06-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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
You may not qualify if…
- 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
Where it is running
- Providence VA Medical Center — Providence, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)
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