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Tracking a Tactile Signal Along the Nervous System

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · NCT06231810

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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
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 29, 2024
Record last updated
June 17, 2026

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

What the study is about

Quantify the flow of a tactile signal from the stimulus at the finger at the peripheral nervous system (PNS), to the central nervous system (CNS), and to cognitive perception at the brain in young adults (Aim 1) and individuals with and without stroke (Aim 2).

Being studied: Tactile stimulation

Conditions: Stroke; Tactile Perception

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

-right-hand dominance for participants who are neurotypical

For Aim 1:

-age range of 18-23

For Aim 2:

  • participants who are neurotypical will be a similar age to the participants with stroke
  • participants who are neurotypical will have no musculoskeletal and neurological conditions
  • participants with stroke will have a single stroke incident resulting in a unilateral lesion (ischemic and hemorrhagic)
  • participants with stroke will be in the chronic phase (>1 year from stroke onset)
  • participants with stroke will have an onset of stroke after the age of 18
  • participants with stroke who meet the criteria of having the capacity to provide informed consent, regardless of aphasia

Exclusion Criteria

  • minors
  • pregnant women
  • prisoners
  • adults not capable of consenting on their own behalf.

For Aim 2:

  • participants with stroke who have used antispastic injections in the past six months
  • participants with stroke who have a lesion in the brainstem and/or cerebellum
  • participants with stroke who have a stroke arising due to brain surgery
  • participants with stroke who have hemineglect

Recruiting US locations

  • Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, VA 24061

    Site contact: Netta Gurari · 540-231-3073 · gurari@vt.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Netta Gurari, PhD · 540-231-3073 · gurari@vt.edu
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