NCT06836596

Efficacy of Sensory Electrical Stimulation Versus Alternating Electromyogram (EMG) On Functional Recovery Of Hand in Chronic Stroke Survivors :Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Suez University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to find out which treatment works better for improving hand function in stroke patients: sensory electrical stimulation or alternating electromyogram (EMG) stimulation. Both methods use electrical stimulation to help patients regain hand movement, but they work in slightly different ways. The goal is to see if one method is more effective than the other in helping stroke survivors recover their hand abilities.

Conditions

• Chronic Stroke Survivors
• Chronic Stroke Survivors With Plegic Hand

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Peripheral sensory electrical stimulation via Elettronica Pagani Roland series model: ET 20 S/N: 1907 (Made in Italy)	Sensory electrical stimulation, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) involves delivering electrical current through electrodes placed on the skin to manage pain. It can be applied at different frequencies, ranging from low (50 Hz). The intensity can be adjusted from sensory to motor levels. Sensory intensity is when the patient experiences a strong yet comfortable sensation without triggering muscle contraction
DEVICE	Alternating electromyogram (EMG) neuromuscular electrical stimulation via MyoTrac Infiniti device (T9800, Thought Technology Ltd. Montreal, Quebec, Canada)	the device detects the EMG threshold value (peak muscle torque) of the target muscle and activates stimulation to enhance the patient's voluntary activation of the targeted muscle groups. It is used to assess peak muscle torque and deliver alternating and EMG-triggered stimulation. Surface electrodes are employed to detect electromyography in the affected muscle and administer electrical stimulation to the targeted muscle during treatment. The device stimulates the targeted muscles, after which the patient attempts to replicate the same movement until reaching the preset EMG feedback level

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-07
• Completion: 2025-02-07
• First posted: 2025-02-20
• Last updated: 2025-02-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt