Brain Connections for Arm Movement After Stroke

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Stroke Brain Disease Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
45 – 90
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
76 (estimated)
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
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About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) while subjects are making reaching movements in a robotic arm device in order to discover how different brain areas control movement before and after stroke and when these brain areas are most sensitive to TMS.

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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion Criteria (control participants): * Be 45-90 years of age * Have adequate language and neurocognitive function to participate in training and testing * Be medically stable to participate in the study * Be English speaking Inclusion Criteria (participants with stroke):…
Contacts

Amy Boos

(412) 648-4179

amy.boos2@va.gov

CONTACT

George F Wittenberg, MD PhD

(412) 360-6185

George.Wittenberg@va.gov

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