Tele-CE in Severe Stroke

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study ID
NCT07652970
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Tele-CE — OTHER
    Skilled dorsiflexion and plantarflexion movements of the unaffected ankle using a tablet-based system to play simple and engaging games.
  • Tele-CE — OTHER
    Unilateral lower limb strength training of the unaffected leg using a theraband targeting hip flexors, hip abductors, hip adductors, knee flexors, knee extensors, and ankle plantarflexors.
  • Tele-Control — OTHER
    Cognitive training using games focusing on memory and executive function along with unilateral leg movements of the unaffected hip flexors, hip abductors, hip adductors, knee flexors, knee extensors, and ankle plantarflexors.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effects of home-based cross-education on lower limb neuroplasticity in severe stroke. The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: * What are the effects of home-based cross-education on lower limb neuroplasticity? * What are the effects of home-based cross-education on lower limb function? * Is home-based cross-education feasible to administer and accepted by participants? Participants will take part in ten home-based, remotely supervised sessions, during which participants will either perform unilateral skill and strength training of the unaffected lower limb (Tele-Cross Education or Tele-CE) or cognitive training and unilateral movements of the unaffected lower limb (Tele-control). Each participant will experience measures of brain and spinal activity and motor function testing before and after both sessions (Tele-CE and Tele-control). Each participant will also be asked to fill out a feedback questionnaire to assess acceptability after intervention sessions (Tele-CE and Tele-control).

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 30, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2027
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Tele-Cross Education (Tele-CE)
    While seated, participants will begin with 15 minutes of game-based ankle skill training of the unaffected lower limb. Participants will perform skilled dorsiflexion and plantarflexion movements of the unaffected ankle to play simple and engaging games. Three game blocks will be played (5 mins/block) with 1-minute rest between blocks. Following this, participants will engage in unaffected leg strength training using a theraband targeting hip flexors, hip abductors, hip adductors, knee flexors, knee extensors, and ankle plantarflexors. Participants will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions for each muscle group.
  • Sham Comparator: Tele-Control
    While seated, participants will begin with 15 minutes of cognitive training using games focusing on memory and executive function. Participants will play three cognitive games (5 minutes each with 1-min rest between blocks). Following this, participants will engage in unilateral leg movements of the unaffected hip flexors, hip abductors, hip adductors, knee flexors, knee extensors, and ankle plantarflexors. Participants will perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions of movements for each muscle group.

Primary Outcome Measure

Corticomotor excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) [ Time Frame: Changes will be calculated from baseline (pre) to immediately after the intervention (post). ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Brain Plasticity LabChicagoIllinois60612
Shravni Deshmukh
[email protected]
312-996-9056

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