Tokyo, June 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061853) titled 'Feasibility of upper limb electrical stimulation rehabilitation triggered by motor imagery: An exploratory single-arm study' on June 10.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Single arm
Randomization - Non-randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Uncontrolled
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - kYOTO UNIVERSITY
Condition:
Condition - Upper limb paresis due to stroke, neurotrauma, or spinal cord injury
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of rehabilitation using a motor-imagery-triggered neuromodulation device (WILMO) in patients with upper limb paresis, and to elucidate the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms during the functional recovery process.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Both the "with-intervention" condition (using the wilmo wearable voluntary movement-assisted electrical stimulation device) and the "without-intervention" condition (voluntary movement only) are performed within the same day in a randomized order.
With-intervention condition: After measuring maximum grip strength, patients perform 30 repetitions of gripping exercises at 15% load, where muscle contraction is induced by WILMO triggered by motor-intention-related EEG changes (approx. 10 min).
Without-intervention condition: After measuring maximum grip strength, patients perform 30 repetitions of the same gripping exercises using voluntary effort only (approx. 10 min).
A 15-to-20-minute rest period (washout) is provided between the two conditions to allow recovery from fatigue.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
=
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Patients with stroke, neurotrauma, or spinal cord injury admitted to the Department of Neurology or Department of Neurosurgery at Kyoto University Hospital.
Patients presenting with upper limb paresis graded from 0/5 to 4/5 on the Manual Muscle Test (MMT).
Patients aged between 18 and 75 years.
Patients who can fully understand the study explanation and provide written informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria - Patients with impaired consciousness (Japan Coma Scale score of 2 digits or higher) who cannot understand explanations or instructions.
Patients with dementia who cannot understand explanations or instructions.
Target Size - 25
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 06 Month 15 Day
Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070775
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