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Fesia Functional Electrical Stimulation for Upper Extremity

NCT03722693 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2023-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) uses electrical currents to externally activate the nerves and finally activate the muscles responsible for the movements of interest. FES applied via transcutaneous electrodes is a common rehabilitation technique for assisting grasp in patients with central nervous system lesions. In upper extremities, FES can be used as neural-prosthesis, or as a therapeutic tool. In the former, some of the missing functionality is achieved by externally controlled electrical stimulation, wherein the latter FES provides functional exercise which is proven to lead to relearning of motor control, as well as muscle strengthening, thus aiding reestablishment of some of the functionality. Technology that will be used in this study enhances the capacity of FES through the application of multi-pad electrodes and smart protocols for rehabilitation exercises. To improve the stimulation effectiveness of conventional FES, introduced technology relies on spatio-temporal distributed stimulation over the multi-pad electrodes and a battery of predefined, field-tested protocols for rehabilitation.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Functional electrical stimulation based treatment

Two types of multi-pad electrodes will be used during this study. Both were designed for covering the extrinsic muscles of the hand. Electrodes are comprised of 8 pads that act as anodes and 32 pads that acted as cathodes. The shape and distribution of the conductive pads within the electrodes were designed considering the motor points for achieving different movement primitives (wrist extension, wrist flexion, fingers extension, fingers flexion, index extension, index flexion, thumb extension, and thumb flexion). Each participant will receive 5 assessment sessions:1. before starting the interventions, 2. after the 7 days of standard care, 3. after 7 days of first FES based protocol, 4.after another 7 days of standard care and 5. after seven days of the other FES based intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Belgrade

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ljubica M Konstantinovic, PhD · Clinic for Rehabilitation dr Miroslav Zotovic, Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-22
Primary Completion
2023-05-22
Completion
2023-10-22

Countries

  • Serbia

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