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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03639116
Other study ID # STUDY19090067
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 28, 2017
Est. completion date April 24, 2020

Study information

Verified date February 2021
Source University of Pittsburgh
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to induce plasticity in corticospinal-motoneuronal synapses serving an intrinsic hand muscle of the hemiparetic limb in humans with stroke. Neurologically-intact controls are included to verify that an effect was present in absence of stroke. Outcome measures in controls also provide a reference point that help us to understand the size of the effect and mechanisms mediating the effect in the neurologically-intact system.


Description:

Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States with 795,000 individuals suffering a new or recurrent stroke each year. In most cases, disability is associated with incomplete motor recovery of the paretic limb. Even with intensive therapy, full recovery is often not achieved. Thus, there is a need for mechanistic approaches that drive the impaired neuronal targets of retraining to fully harness the corticospinal system's adaptive capacity. The goals of this study are to leverage principles of spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) via non-invasive stimulation techniques to strengthen corticospinal transmission. Few studies have targeted the cortex after stroke in humans, and none have targeted the corticospinal-motoneuronal synapse in the spinal cord. This study, therefore, is a novel approach to studying neuroplasticity after stroke. Previous work in humans with incomplete spinal cord injury demonstrates that the resulting plasticity transiently enhances motor output, indicating that there is also therapeutic potential. This study will attempt to induce bi-directional STDP in corticospinal-motoneuronal synapses serving an intrinsic hand muscle of the hemiparetic limb. Control experiments will be completed to provide evidence of the neurophysiological mechanism(s) mediating the effect and to examine behavioral effects. Individuals who are at least 6 months post first-ever subcortical stroke and have at least partial range of motion of the paretic index finger will be recruited to participate.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 18
Est. completion date April 24, 2020
Est. primary completion date December 13, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility INCLUSION CRITERIA Individuals who have had a stroke: 1. Diagnosis of first ever subcortical stroke 2. At least 6 months after stroke onset 3. Score of 1 or greater on MRC Scale for the FDI muscle 4. Subjects must show an understanding of the study goals and have the ability to follow simple directions as judged by the investigators. All individuals: 5. Between the ages of 18 and 75 years old EXCLUSION CRITERIA Individuals who have had a stroke: 1. Hemispatial neglect, aphasia, or cognitive impairment that would impact testing and would interfere with the ability to follow simple instructions, as judged by the investigators 2. Diagnosis of neurological disorder(s) other than stroke influence movement All individuals: 3. History of seizure or epilepsy 4. Metallic brain implants 5. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators, insulin pumps, or ventriculoperitoneal shunts 6. Pregnant or expecting to become pregnant 7. Difficulty maintaining alertness and/or remaining still.

Study Design


Intervention

Procedure:
Stimulation
This study is a novel approach to studying neuroplasticity after stroke. Previous work in humans with incomplete spinal cord injury demonstrates that the resulting plasticity transiently enhances motor output, indicating that there is also therapeutic potential. This study will attempt to induce bi-directional plasticity in corticospinal-motoneuronal synapses serving an intrinsic hand muscle of the hemiparetic limb. Control experiments will be completed to provide evidence of the neurophysiological mechanism(s) mediating the effect and to examine behavioral effects.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Pittsburgh

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (8)

Bunday KL, Perez MA. Motor recovery after spinal cord injury enhanced by strengthening corticospinal synaptic transmission. Curr Biol. 2012 Dec 18;22(24):2355-61. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.046. Epub 2012 Nov 29. Erratum in: Curr Biol. 2013 Jan 7;23(1):94. — View Citation

Castel-Lacanal E, Gerdelat-Mas A, Marque P, Loubinoux I, Simonetta-Moreau M. Induction of cortical plastic changes in wrist muscles by paired associative stimulation in healthy subjects and post-stroke patients. Exp Brain Res. 2007 Jun;180(1):113-22. Epub 2007 Jan 31. — View Citation

Castel-Lacanal E, Marque P, Tardy J, de Boissezon X, Guiraud V, Chollet F, Loubinoux I, Moreau MS. Induction of cortical plastic changes in wrist muscles by paired associative stimulation in the recovery phase of stroke patients. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2009 May;23(4):366-72. doi: 10.1177/1545968308322841. Epub 2008 Dec 5. — View Citation

Lum PS, Mulroy S, Amdur RL, Requejo P, Prilutsky BI, Dromerick AW. Gains in upper extremity function after stroke via recovery or compensation: Potential differential effects on amount of real-world limb use. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):237-53. doi: 10.1310/tsr1604-237. — View Citation

Marsden J, Greenwood R. Physiotherapy after stroke: define, divide and conquer. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 Apr;76(4):465-6. — View Citation

Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Makuc DM, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, Moy CS, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Soliman EZ, Sorlie PD, Sotoodehnia N, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics--2012 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012 Jan 3;125(1):e2-e220. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31823ac046. Epub 2011 Dec 15. Erratum in: Circulation. 2012 Jun 5;125(22):e1002. — View Citation

Taylor JL, Martin PG. Voluntary motor output is altered by spike-timing-dependent changes in the human corticospinal pathway. J Neurosci. 2009 Sep 16;29(37):11708-16. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2217-09.2009. — View Citation

TWITCHELL TE. The restoration of motor function following hemiplegia in man. Brain. 1951 Dec;74(4):443-80. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Corticospinal Transmission (evoked potentials will be recorded via electromyography.) Different neural elements will be stimulated and evoked potentials will be recorded via electromyography. 12 months
Secondary Motor Output The subject will modulate force by holding a force transducer between the paretic index finger and thumb to control the path of a virtual object through targets displayed on a computer monitor. Subjects will modify force applied to transducer in order to align the path of the object through spatial boundaries of ten targets. All ten targets will appear at once. Ten repetitions of the ten targets (orientation of targets changed slightly each time) will be performed. Performance will be quantified by taking the total actual time the object is overlaid with any part of each target, expressed as a percentage of maximum possible time on target. 12 months
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