tACS for Sensory Motor Recovery After Stroke

Purpose

The overall goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel intervention - transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for motor recovery in stroke survivors.

Condition

  • Motor Recovery

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 75 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Age between 18~75 years old 2. ≥ 6 months post stroke, medically stable; 3. Unilateral, single stroke (no restriction on type (ischemic or hemorrhagic) or volume (large or small) of stroke); 4. Visible finger flexor activation/movement 5. The ability to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Patients with visual deficit/neglect; hearing or cognitive impairment; 2. Patients that are currently adjusting tone alternating medications (e.g., baclofen), or 3. Patients received botulinum toxin injection to the arm/fingers <4 months, or phenol injections <2 years; 4. Patients with pacemaker, metal implants or supplemental oxygen; 5. Patients who have musculoskeletal disorders, including pain in the affected side 6. Women who are pregnant.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
tACS Sham, tACS 10Hz, tACS 20Hz 		tACS Sham is a temporary non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp for up to 30 second, it is not designed to entrain neuronal activity into any external regulatory frequency patterns. tACS 10Hz is a 10Hz non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp or 20 or 40 minutes to entrain neuronal activity into 10Hz frequency patterns. tACS 20Hz is a 20Hz non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp for 20 or 40 minutes to entrain neuronal activity into 20Hz frequency patterns.
  • Device: tACS Sham
    Sham tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
  • Device: tACS 10Hz
    10Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
  • Device: tACS 20Hz
    20Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
Experimental
HD-tACS 20Hz, HD-tACS 10Hz, HD-tACS Sham 		tACS Sham is a temporary non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp for up to 30 second, it is not designed to entrain neuronal activity into any external regulatory frequency patterns. tACS 10Hz is a 10Hz non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp or 20 or 40 minutes to entrain neuronal activity into 10Hz frequency patterns. tACS 20Hz is a 20Hz non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp for 20 or 40 minutes to entrain neuronal activity into 20Hz frequency patterns.
  • Device: tACS Sham
    Sham tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
  • Device: tACS 10Hz
    10Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
  • Device: tACS 20Hz
    20Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
Experimental
HD-tACS 10Hz, HD-tACS 20Hz, HD-tACS Sham 		tACS Sham is a temporary non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp for up to 30 second, it is not designed to entrain neuronal activity into any external regulatory frequency patterns. tACS 10Hz is a 10Hz non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp or 20 or 40 minutes to entrain neuronal activity into 10Hz frequency patterns. tACS 20Hz is a 20Hz non-invasive electrical stimulation that applies a weak oscillatory current to the brain through the scalp for 20 or 40 minutes to entrain neuronal activity into 20Hz frequency patterns.
  • Device: tACS Sham
    Sham tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
  • Device: tACS 10Hz
    10Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.
  • Device: tACS 20Hz
    20Hz tACS will applied to the brain through the scalp for 20 minutes.

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Sheng Li, MD, PhD
(713) 797-7125
sheng.li@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Sheng Li, MD, Ph.D
(713) 797-7125
sheng.li@uth.tmc.edu