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REAtouch® Lite 2 is a touchscreen-based, task-oriented rehabilitation device designed to train upper limb movements through interactive exercises.\n\nThe device targets (1) goal-directed reaching movements, (2) hand transport toward visual targets, (3) grasp and release coordination in a two-dimensional workspace, and (4) movement accuracy and speed.\n\nTraining is supported by customizable visual feedback and task-specific interactive exercises integrated into the device.",[9,22,16],{"type":27,"name":37,"description":38,"armGroupLabels":39,"otherNames":31},"Sham iTBS","Sham intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) mimics the auditory and somatosensory characteristics of active stimulation without inducing a biologically effective cortical electric field.\n\nSham stimulation will be delivered over the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) and superior parietal lobule using a placebo coil identical in appearance, sound, and positioning to the active coil.\n\nStimulation procedures, session duration, neuronavigation, and device setup are identical to the active iTBS condition to ensure participant and assessor blinding.",[16],[41,47],{"name":42,"role":43,"phone":44,"phoneExt":45,"email":46},"Pierre Nicolo, PhD","CONTACT","+41792633543","+41 22 558 64","pierre.nicolo@hesge.ch",{"name":48,"role":43,"phone":49,"phoneExt":50,"email":51},"Nicolas Nicastro, MD","+41 22 372 36 24","+41","nicolas.nicastro@hug.ch",[53],{"facility":54,"status":55,"city":56,"state":57,"zip":58,"country":59,"countryCode":60,"cosmosGeoPoint":61,"geoPoint":66,"contacts":67},"University School of Health ▪ HES-SO Genève","RECRUITING","Carouge","Canton of Geneva","1227","Switzerland","CH",{"type":62,"coordinates":63},"Point",[64,65],6.13921,46.18096,{"lat":65,"lon":64},[68],{"name":42,"role":43,"phone":69,"phoneExt":45,"email":46},"0792633543",{"type":71,"investigatorFullName":42,"investigatorTitle":72,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":31,"oldOrganization":31},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Professor",[74],{"name":75,"class":6},"University Hospital, Geneva","100626725","multifocal-theta-burst-stimulation-to-enhance-upper-limb-motor-recovery-after-stroke-inspire-100626725",false,"NCT07439367","Multifocal Theta-Burst Stimulation to Enhance Upper Limb Motor Recovery After Stroke (INSPIRE)","Advancing Stroke Rehabilitation Through Multifocal Network-based Theta-burst Stimulation and Assistive Technology: Enhancing Upper Limb Motor Learning: A Single-center, Randomized, Sham-controlled Study With Parallel Groups.","INSPIRE","Inclusion Criteria:\n\nFor Stroke Participants:\n\n* Age ≥ 18 years\n* First-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke\n* Time since stroke ≥ 6 months\n* Unilateral upper limb hemiparesis\n* Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score between 29 and 57\n* Modified Ashworth Scale score \\\u003C 2 at elbow, wrist, or finger flexors\n* Manual muscle testing ≥ 3\u002F5 in proximal upper limb muscles (deltoid, biceps, triceps, wrist pronators\u002Fsupinators)\n* Ability to understand and follow study procedures\n* Provided written informed consent\n\nFor Healthy Participants:\n\n* Age ≥ 18 years\n* No history of neurological disease\n* Ability to understand and follow study procedures\n* Provided written informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\nFor Stroke Participants:\n\n* Second stroke occurring during the study period\n* Botulinum toxin injection within 3 months prior to study start\n* History of one or more epileptic seizures\n* Metallic object near the stimulation site\n* Implanted electronic or metallic devices (e.g., pacemaker, neurostimulator) incompatible with TMS\n* Severe comorbid conditions affecting the upper limb (traumatic, rheumatologic, osteoarticular, or neurodegenerative disorders)\n* Pregnancy\n* Delirium or impaired vigilance\n* Inability to participate in one-hour treatment sessions\n* Inability to comply with study procedures (e.g., language barrier, psychological disorder, dementia)\n* Current or past substance abuse, including excessive alcohol consumption\n* Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to enrollment\n\nFor Healthy Participants:\n\n* Severe musculoskeletal or neurological condition affecting the non-dominant upper limb\n* Pregnancy\n* Delirium or impaired vigilance\n* Inability to participate in one-hour treatment sessions\n* Inability to comply with study procedures\n* Current or past substance abuse, including excessive alcohol consumption\n* Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to enrollment",true,"ALL","18 Years",{"count":88,"type":89},46,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[92],"NA","Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. Many individuals who survive a stroke continue to experience weakness and reduced control of one arm, even months or years after the event. These motor impairments significantly affect independence, daily activities, and quality of life. Despite rehabilitation efforts, recovery of upper limb function remains incomplete for many patients.\n\nMotor recovery after stroke depends on the brain's ability to reorganize itself, a process known as neuroplasticity. Recent research suggests that motor learning and brain recovery are influenced not only by activity in the primary motor cortex (M1), but also by its functional connectivity with other brain regions, particularly the parietal cortex (PC). Strengthening communication between these regions may enhance motor recovery.\n\nThis study aims to investigate a novel, non-invasive brain stimulation approach called intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS). Unlike traditional stimulation methods that target a single brain region, this study uses a multifocal stimulation protocol targeting both the primary motor cortex and the parietal cortex. The stimulation is combined with structured motor training using an interactive tablet-based rehabilitation device (REAtouch®Lite 2), designed to improve arm movement through goal-directed reaching tasks.\n\nThe study is a single-center, randomized, sham-controlled, triple-blind clinical trial with parallel groups. Thirty-six individuals with chronic stroke-related upper limb impairment will be randomly assigned to receive either active multifocal iTBS or sham (placebo) stimulation. Both groups will complete identical motor training sessions. In addition, ten healthy participants will complete the same motor training protocol (without brain stimulation) to provide reference data.\n\nParticipants will attend six visits over approximately 10 days. Assessments will include motor performance tests using the interactive tablet, a standardized clinical motor scale (Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity), and resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) to measure brain connectivity changes.\n\nThe primary outcome is improvement in motor performance between baseline and one week after the intervention. Secondary outcomes include short-term motor improvements, retention of learning, changes in movement quality, and changes in brain functional connectivity.\n\nThis study seeks to determine whether combining multifocal brain stimulation with targeted motor training can enhance motor learning and promote better recovery of arm function after stroke. 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