Increasing the Repertoire of Intermuscular Co-ordination Post Stroke Through EMG-Guided Human-Machine Interaction

ConditionStroke
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-75
SponsorUniversity of Houston

About this trial

The purposes of this study include:

1. \- To identify whether features of aberrant intermuscular coordination patterns can be used to predict motor impairment after stroke. 2. \- To test whether muscle synergies are malleable to a non-invasive EMG-guided exercise that induces changes in intermuscular coordination of upper extremity muscles after stroke.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male or female whose age range between 40 and 75

no known neurological injuries

Disqualifiers

have an orthopedic disorder involving upper limbs;

have a history of any neurologic disease;

have any history of epilepsy of the potential participants and/or their family members;

are unable to consent;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Neuromuscular coordination-guided rehabilitative training
  • Force strengthening-guided rehabilitative training

Treatment groups

74 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Houston

Lead sponsor

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Collaborator

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Collaborator