taVNS for Upper Limb Rehabilitation
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 80 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This study aims to refine and develop closed loop taVNS, establish activity with key biomarkers, and show initial feasibility in a small clinical trial. For paired taVNS to succeed as a clinical treatment, it is critical to develop and refine a closed-loop taVNS platform that delivers stimulation co...
This study aims to refine and develop closed loop taVNS, establish activity with key biomarkers, and show initial feasibility in a small clinical trial. For paired taVNS to succeed as a clinical treatment, it is critical to develop and refine a closed-loop taVNS platform that delivers stimulation concurrently during specific movements of the motor rehabilitation training. Aim 1 develops this novel motion-gated closed-loop system that delivers taVNS in synchrony with specific upper limb motor activation (n=5) Aim 2 will combine the development of the closed-loop system with the investigator's mechanistic understanding to explore an open-label pilot trial (n=20) using closed-loop taVNS paired with task-specific training to determine the feasibility, safety, and potential effect size of this novel combination therapy.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04129242
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
- Investigators
- Not Provided