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A Closed Loop Neural Activity Triggered Stroke Rehabilitation Device

University of Wisconsin, Madison · with American Heart Association · NCT02098265

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
288
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 2010
Record last updated
September 17, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The purpose of this research is to determine if two non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, muscle stimulation of the arm and neuro-stimulation through the tongue, can increase the extent of stroke recovery.

Being studied: Functional Electric Stimulation (FES); Behavioral Assessments; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; EEG; RecoveriX; Delay; BCI-FES

Conditions: Stroke

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria (Experimental Group):

  • Stroke patients with persistent upper extremity (UE) deficits

Inclusion Criteria (Control Group 1)

  • Stroke patients without UE impairments
  • Participants with risk factors for stroke
  • healthy controls
  • No known neurologic, psychiatric or developmental disability

Inclusion Criteria (Control Group 2)

  • Stroke patients with persistent upper extremity (UE) deficits
  • Moderate upper extremity (dominant right hand affected) impairment (score of 1 or 2 on the motor sub-component of the NIH stroke scale (NIHSS) and ARAT score 20-45)
  • No upper extremity injury or conditions that limited use prior to the stroke
  • Pre-stroke independence with a Modified Rankin Score of 0 or 1, for the standard FES only intervention.

Exclusion Criteria (for all participants):

  • Allergic to electrode gel, surgical tape and metals
  • Participants under treatment for infectious diseases or having apparent oral lesions or inflammation will be excluded from the study
  • Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant during the course of the study will be excluded
  • Participants with contraindications for MRI will be offered the opportunity to participate in the interventions study only (e.g. EEG-BCI-FES and behavioral testing)

Exclusion Criteria (for healthy controls)

  • Contraindications for MRI
  • Allergic to electrode gel, surgical tape, and metals.

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Wisconsin

    Madison, WI 53706

    Site contact: Veena Nair, PhD · 608-265-5269 · vnair@uwhealth.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Radiology Studies · 608-282-8349 · Radstudy@uwhealth.org
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