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Task-oriented Training With Electrical Stimulation Glove on Hand Function and Dexterity in Chronic Stroke Patients

NCT07160114 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-09-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Stroke often causes long-lasting weakness and difficulty using the hands, which limits independence in daily life. Many patients find it hard to perform everyday tasks such as dressing, eating, or writing. Rehabilitation usually includes task-oriented training (TOT), which means practicing meaningful activities that mimic real-life situations.

This study is testing whether adding a new device called an electrical stimulation glove (ESG) can make hand training more effective for people living with chronic stroke. The glove delivers gentle electrical impulses to the muscles in the hand while patients practice functional tasks. This stimulation may help activate weak muscles and improve coordination during rehabilitation.

Participants in this study are divided into two groups:

One group receives task-oriented training with the electrical stimulation glove,

The other group receives task-oriented training only.

Therapy includes warm-up exercises, task practice such as pegboard activities, grasping and releasing objects, and everyday skills, followed by cool-down exercises.

The study is being carried out at CMH Multan, Pakistan, and involves adult men and women between 40 and 60 years of age who have experienced a stroke more than six months earlier. Outcomes are measured with standard rehabilitation tools that assess hand function, motor recovery, and dexterity.

This research may help determine whether the electrical stimulation glove can be used alongside routine rehabilitation programs to support better recovery of hand function in people with stroke.

Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Chronic Stroke Patient

Interventions

DEVICE

Electrical Stimulation Glove with Task-Oriented Training

Participants perform structured task-oriented training while wearing an electrical stimulation glove. The glove is embedded with electrodes that deliver low-intensity electrical impulses to the wrist and finger muscles during functional tasks. Training includes warm-up range of motion and stretching, 40 minutes of functional activities such as pegboard tasks, object manipulation, writing, and daily living tasks, followed by cool-down exercises. The intervention is delivered in 60-minute sessions, three times per week, for 8 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Task-Oriented Training Only

Participants receive task-oriented training without the electrical stimulation glove. Training includes warm-up range of motion and stretching, 40 minutes of functional activities such as pegboard placement, grasp-and-release, writing or drawing, and simulated daily living tasks, followed by cool-down exercises. The intervention is delivered in 60-minute sessions, three times per week, for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Lahore

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2025-08-19
Completion
2025-08-28

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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