EMG-Controlled Game for Upper Limb Recovery After Stroke

This study is testing if practicing upper limb muscle activation patterns using EMG-controlled games and practicing functional upper limb tasks can improve arm and hand function in people who have had a stroke. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, had a stroke more than 6 months ago, and have moderate weakness on one side of your upper body. The researchers will measure your arm and hand function using the Wolf Motor Function Test to see if the interventions are successful. The current status of this study is unclear, but it plans to enroll 62 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 62 participants. It is testing two behavioral interventions: practice muscle activation patterns using EMG-controlled games and task practice.
What's involved
You would come to the laboratory 23 times over about 2.5 months. This would involve about 3 visits per week for upper limb task practice, muscle activity training, and/or upper extremity functional assessments.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your arm and hand function will be measured within 1 week after the intervention is completed.

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NCT05628324

EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
VA Office of Research and Development
~62 participants
Updated 2025-08-26 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:practice muscle activation patternstask practice

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Wolf Motor Function Test
Measured over Within 1 week from intervention completion
Stroke

NCT05628324

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.

  • Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

    Charleston, South Carolinastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

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

  • Na Jin Seo, PhD MS BS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

18+ years old
Stroke more than 6 months ago
Moderate unilateral upper limb impairment
Cognitive ability to participate in the study procedure
Ability to see the full computer screen

Exclusion

Concurrent upper limb rehabilitation
Inability to voluntarily contract muscles of at least 2 upper limb muscle groups, prohibiting participation in training
Change in spasticity medication or botulinum toxin injection in the upper limb within 3 months prior to or during enrollment
Total sensory loss
Comorbidity (e.g., orthopaedic or premorbid neurologic condition) that limit upper limb movement and/or participation in the intervention
Language barrier or cognitive impairment that precludes providing consent
  • Wolf Motor Function TestWithin 1 week from intervention completion

    Functional abilities scale for completing upper limb tasks