Improving Stroke Motor Control With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation

This study is looking at new ways to improve hand movement in people who have had a stroke at least six months ago and still have weakness on one side of their body. It tests two interventions: transcranial direct current stimulation (a non-invasive brain stimulation) and Contralaterally Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation (an electrical stimulator that helps open your hand). Researchers want to see how these treatments affect your hand motor control and brain activity. The study aims to enroll 15 participants aged 21 or older who can follow simple commands and have some movement in their unaffected arm. The main goals are to measure changes in brain excitability and reaction time up to one hour after the intervention. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional pilot study planning to enroll 15 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your corticospinal excitability and reaction time will be measured up to one hour after the intervention.

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NCT03857529

Improving Stroke Motor Control With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation

Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalTreatment
MetroHealth Medical Center
~15 participants
Updated 2025-09-29 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:transcranial direct current stimulation and electrical stimulator

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Corticospinal Excitability
Measured over up to one hour post intervention
+1 more outcome measured
Stroke
Rehabilitation
Hand

NCT03857529

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • MetroHealth Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohiono site contact published

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • David A Cunningham, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · MetroHealth Medical Center

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  • Corticospinal Excitabilityup to one hour post intervention

    Change in corticospinal excitability will be measured with transcranial magnetic stimulation

  • Reaction Timeup to one hour post intervention

    Change in reaction time will be assessed with visual and auditory cues.