Spinal Plasticity to Reduce Hand Impairment After Stroke
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“Spinal Plasticity to Reduce Hand Impairment After Stroke”
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.
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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 neurophysiologi ...read more on ClinicalTrials.org
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Spinal Plasticity to Reduce Hand Impairment After Stroke
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NCT03639116
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