NCT05497791

Stroke, Measurement and Rehabilitation

Stroke, Measurement and Rehabilitation With Transcranial Laser Stimulation Plus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main aim of the study was to investigate the effects of transcranial laser stimulation together with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in post-stroke patients.

Detailed description

Post-stroke sequelae includes loss functions, such as cognitive and sensory-motor which lead to emotional and social problems, reducing quality of life and well-being. The main aim of the study was to investigate the effects of transcranial laser stimulation together with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in post-stroke patients. The clinical trial showed improvement of cognitive function, pain relief, greater manual dexterity, enhancement of physical and social-emotional health which lead to better quality of life and well-being. There was also increased temperature in the treated regions with laser and NMES. Therefore, transcranial laser stimulation associated with NMES can be an important therapeutic resource for rehabilitation after stroke.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	transcranial laser stimulation associated with NMES	The cluster was applied on the skin covering the head. NMES of the paretic limbs was programmed to generate, alternately, ankle dorsiflexion and wrist extension. The NMES was started, after 5 minutes the transcranial laser stimulation (active or placebo-treatment) was started. Then, the therapies were combined. After finishing the transcranial laser stimulation (active or placebo-treatment), the NMES was continued until completing 30 minutes.
OTHER	Placebo	The transcranial laser was applied identically for all groups, but the null dose was used in the placebo group. NMES of the paretic limbs was programmed to generate, alternately, ankle dorsiflexion and wrist extension.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-20
• Completion: 2019-12-20
• First posted: 2022-08-11
• Last updated: 2024-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil