Combined effect of motor imagery and peripheral nerve electrical stimulation in patients with stroke: single-blind random control trial

Combined effect of motor imagery and peripheral nerve electrical stimulation in patients with stroke: single-blind random control trial - Effect of motor imagery and peripheral nerve electrical stimulation: RCT study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030594

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-01

Start date

2018-01-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Combination motor imagery and peripheral nerve electrical stimulation for 7 days Motor imagery training for 7 days

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Stroke patients with hemiparesis; more than 150 days had passed since stroke; no cognitive deficits; passive extension range of motion (ROM) greater than -30 degrees for the affected MP joint; Finger test score on Stroke Impairment Assessment Set is 1A

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe heart disease; Severe hypertension; Acute fever; Severe renal failure; Severe liver disease; History of major psychiatric or previous neurological diseases, including seizures; Apraxia of paretic finger; Cardiac pacemaker

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fugl-Meyer assessment, Surface EMG of the extensor digitorum communis muscle and the flexor digitorum superficialis.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reciprocal inhibition between flexor muscle and extensor muscle, Wolf Motor Function Test, Modified Ashworth Scale, Motor Activity Log, Range of Motion of finger joint (active and passive).	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMichiyuki Kawakami

Keio university School of Medicine Drepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine

michiyukikawakami@hotmail.com03-5363-3833

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026