kTMP-Enhanced Motor Rehabilitation for Chronic Stroke Recovery (KULMINATE) Pilot

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorMagnetic Tides

About this trial

kTMP, kilohertz transcutaneous magnetic perturbations, is a low intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation technique that will be used in this study to promote arm/hand rehabilitation in patients who have been disabled by stroke.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults aged 18-80 years who have a history of an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke ≥ 12 m prior to enrollment.

Fugl-Meyer Assessment: Upper Extremity (FMA UE) score 20-50.

Ability to communicate, understand, and give appropriate consent. Participants can follow two-step commands.

Motor evoked potentials in a hand muscle when stimulating ipsilesional cortex with suprathreshold single-pulse TMS (MEP positive).

Disqualifiers

Participants with moderate or severe cognitive impairment (MoCA < 18).

Participants with sensory deficits FMA-S < 6/12 (with proprioception < 4/8).

Participants with severe apraxia (TULIA < 5).

Language impairment or behavioral disorder that interferes with their ability to adhere to the protocol or to provide informed consent.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • kTMP
  • Sham kTMP

Treatment groups

12 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Magnetic Tides

Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborator

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Collaborator