Effects of repetitive facilitative exercise under continuous neuromuscular electrical stimulation for upper paretic extremity in acute phase stroke: A randomized controlled study

Effects of repetitive facilitative exercise under continuous neuromuscular electrical stimulation for upper paretic extremity in acute phase stroke: A randomized controlled study - Effects of repetitive facilitative exercise under electrical stimulation for upper paretic extremity

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000040237

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-27

Start date

2020-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Repetitive facilitative exercise under continuous neuromuscular electrical stimulation(RFE under cNMES). Intervention on with RFE under cNMES is scheduled 30min/day, five times a week, for 1 weeks. Co

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)patients who agree to participate in this study and provide their informed consent; (2)since after stroke within 1 weeks; (3)stroke type is only intracranial hemorrhage or ischemic stroke; (4)inpatients; (5)Brunnstrom Recovery stage is II, III, IV, V; (6)stable general condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1)severe sensory disturbance or severe ataxia or severe higher brain dysfunction or severe dementia; (2)patients whose impairment severities changed during the study period; (3)contraindicated for the electrical stimulation (e.g. patients with a medical implant or implantable medical electrical equipment such as a cardiac pacemaker)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Action research arm test(ARAT), active range of motion(AROM), Motor activity log(MAL), Modified Ashworth scale(MAS), Adverse event	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Hoei

Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital Dept. of Rehabilitation

t-hoei@nms.ac.jp0476-99-1111

Outcome results

None listed

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