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

Part of paid clinical trials in Houston, Texas.

Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study ID
NCT04752319
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Motor Recovery

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 75 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • BreEStim — DEVICE
    BreEStim will be applied for 10 to 20 minutes per session for multiple sessions
  • EStim — DEVICE
    EStim will be applied for 10 to 20 minutes per session for multiple sessions

Study Details

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 Dates

Start date
Sep 1, 2025
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2027
Completion
Mar 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
4 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: BreEStim
    BreEStim is voluntary breathing controlled transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
  • Experimental: EStim
    EStim is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in finger flexor spasticity measured by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, after 10 intervention sessions, about 3 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The University of Texas Health Science CenterHoustonTexas77030
Sheng Li, MD, PhD
[email protected]
(713) 797-7125
Shengai Li, MS
[email protected]
713-797-7561

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