Vibrotactile Stimulation for Upper-Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation

Status unconfirmed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate upper-extremity vibrotactile stimulation with wearables in stroke patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: Are the wearables well-tolerated by patients? Does the vibrotactile stimulation help regain arm function? Participants will wear vibrotactile stimulation gloves and shirts for 5 hours daily during their stay at the rehabilitation unit, in addition to conventional therapy. Researchers will compare the treatment group (vibrotactile stimulation wearables) with a control group (conventional therapy only) to see the effects of the vibrotactile stimulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06244719

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

24

Starts

2024-02-02

Expected to finish

2025-02-02

Last updated by the study team

2024-04-11

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inpatients at rehabilitation units
• Unilateral left or right sided ischemic stroke within the previous 2 weeks
• Have Upper-Extremity Fugl-Meyer scores between 6 and 58
• Have at least 20 degrees of active shoulder elevation and elbow flexion
• Expected to stay 1-3 weeks in the rehabilitation unit

You may not qualify if…

• Under anti-spasticity therapy
• Patients that are dependent on pacemakers
• Patients that have defibrillators
• Have lymphedema or AV fistula for dialysis on an arm

Where it is running

• UCHealth Rehabilitation Unit — Aurora, Colorado, United States (enrolling)
• Broomfield Hospital — Broomfield, Colorado, United States (enrolling)

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