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The Effect of Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field on Stroke Patients

NCT06551597 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2024-08-13

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Summary

A stroke can cause neurological deficits resulting in decreased motor, sensory, and cognitive function, as well as a decline in psychosocial functioning. Early rehabilitation following a stroke incident is of great importance, and interventions should aim for an overall improvement in patient functioning and achieving the highest possible level of independence. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on the need to regulate the inflammation that occurs after a stroke, as it may influence the improvement or deterioration of the patient's condition. Initial studies have also indicated the potential for influencing post-stroke inflammation through physical therapy procedures. In studies on the impact of magnetotherapy on inflammatory processes in post-stroke patients, magnetotherapy is usually applied to the pelvic girdle or the head area. However, the effectiveness of these two application methods has not yet been compared. In this study, investigators aim to compare the effects of magnetotherapy applied to different body areas as a complement to neurological rehabilitation. The study aims to assess the impact of magnetotherapy as a complement to neurological rehabilitation on physical fitness and inflammatory markers in post-stroke patients, to evaluate the effect of magnetotherapy as a supplement to neurological rehabilitation on physical fitness and oxidative stress markers in post-stroke patients, and to assess the differences between the effects of magnetotherapy applied to the pelvic area versus magnetotherapy applied to the head area.

The participants will be divided into three groups: one will serve as the control group, while the other two will receive magnetotherapy to the head or the pelvis, respectively, as an addition to standard neurological therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields stimulation

* In Group MT1, patients will undergo 10 sessions (over 10 consecutive days excluding weekends) of low-frequency magnetotherapy (exposure site - head, 40 Hz, 5 mT) as addition to standard neurological rehabilitation. * In Group MT2, patients will undergo 10 sessions (over 10 consecutive days excluding weekends) of low-frequency magnetotherapy (exposure site - pelvis, 40 Hz, 5 mT) as addition to standard neurological rehabilitation. * The control group participants will receive only neurological rehabilitation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Poznan University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katarzyna Hojan, Assoc Prof · Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-08-31
Completion
2025-08-31

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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