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Effect of Bilateral TENS With TOT on Upper Limb Function in Patients With Chronic Stroke

NCT03112473 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2021-05-13

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Summary

On the basis that the combined use of Uni-TENS and TRT is an effective intervention in upper limb recovery, and the advantage of Bi-TENS eliciting extra neural pathway in the intact hemisphere to facilitate the motor recovery, There is a research gap in whether the Bi-TENS over both the paretic and non-paretic limbs could probably augment the treatment effects of TOT in upper limb motor control in people with stroke.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Task-orientated training

Task-Oriented Training (TOT) is a goal-directed exercise therapy, which help the people derive optimal control strategies for solving specific motor problems in real environment. In this study, TOT included stretching exercises, mobilizing exercise, strengthening exercises, seated reaching tasks, dexterity training and bimanual practice.

DEVICE

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

The stimulator was 120z Dual-Channel TENS Unit (ITO PHYSITHERAPY\&REHABILITION CO., LTD, Tokyo, Japan). The parameter (100 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulses, intensity barely below the motor threshold) of TENS followed our previous study

DEVICE

Sham electrical nerve stimulation

A identical-looking TENS devices that electrical circuit has been disconnected.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-24
Primary Completion
2020-10-24
Completion
2020-10-24

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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