Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients for Maximal Neurological Restoration — PROTEQT  

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: Training the Surviving Neural Network to Create New Synaptic Connections That Can Maximize Restoration of Motor Functions After Stroke

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Multimodal imaging of stroke patients. Patients included in the study will be investigated with multiparametric imaging tools including MRI and EEG imaging. Improvements in motor skills will be monitored clinically.

Clinical Trial Description

We aim to (i) quantify the size of the brain lesion and assess the surviving functional neural network connections; (ii) Analyze the type and degree of inflammation initiated by the stroke-induced brain lesion. We will stratify inflammation according to lesion volume, surviving functional neural network connections, age, NIHSS and Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and analyze how inflammation markers change during rehabilitation; (iii) Train the surviving neural network to create new synaptic connections that can maximize restoration of motor functions; (iv) Apply and develop advanced mathematical and computational methods to model and predict how stroke rehabilitation can rewire the neural network connections to best facilitate restoration of lost motor function. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT05086055
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: Axel Sandvig, PhD ass prof
• Phone: +46 72575620
• Email: axel.sandvig@ntnu.no
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: November 11, 2021
• Completion date: February 2024