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EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke

VA Office of Research and Development · NCT05628324

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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
62
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 31, 2024
Record last updated
October 7, 2026

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

What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to develop and test if upper limb task practice and muscle activity training improve upper limb function in stroke survivors. Participants will be asked to come to the laboratory 23 times (approximately 3 times a week) over 2.5 months to receive upper limb task practice, muscle activity training, and/or upper extremity functional assessments.

Being studied: practice muscle activation patterns; task practice

Conditions: Stroke

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Stroke more than 6 months ago
  • Moderate unilateral upper limb impairment
  • Cognitive ability to participate in the study procedure
  • Ability to see the full computer screen

Exclusion Criteria

  • Concurrent upper limb rehabilitation
  • Inability to voluntarily contract muscles of at least 2 upper limb muscle groups, prohibiting participation in training
  • Change in spasticity medication or botulinum toxin injection in the upper limb within 3 months prior to or during enrollment
  • Total sensory loss
  • Comorbidity (e.g., orthopaedic or premorbid neurologic condition) that limit upper limb movement and/or participation in the intervention
  • Language barrier or cognitive impairment that precludes providing consent

Recruiting US locations

  • Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

    Charleston, SC 29401-5703

    Site contact: Sarah A Jackson, BA MA · (843) 789-6700 · sarah.jackson@va.gov

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sarah A Jackson, BA MA · (843) 789-6700 · sarah.jackson@va.gov
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