BreEStim for Motor Recovery in Chronic Stroke With Moderate Impairment (Pilot).
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• 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;
Locations
United States
Texas
The University of Texas Health Science Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Sheng Li, MD, PhD
sheng.li@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 797-7125
Backup
Shengai Li, MS
shengai.li@uth.tmc.edu
713-797-7561
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-11-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 4
Treatments
Experimental: BreEStim
BreEStim is voluntary breathing controlled transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Experimental: EStim
EStim is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston