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Rehabilitation for Stroke (VNS-REHAB Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by MicroTransponder Inc.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
History of unilateral supratentorial ischemic stroke that occurred at least 9 months but not more than ten 10 years prior to enrollment.
Age >22 years and <80 years.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up v7, 90 days after 6-weeks of therapy
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VNS-REHAB Trial Summary

This trial is testing a new treatment for people with paralysis caused by stroke. The treatment is vagus nerve stimulation during rehabilitation, and the trial will compare it to the standard-of-care rehabilitation treatment.

Eligible Conditions
  • Stroke
  • Weakness of the Upper Extremity

VNS-REHAB Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

VNS-REHAB Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~v7, 90 days after 6-weeks of therapy
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and v7, 90 days after 6-weeks of therapy for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
Upper Extremity
Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Upper Limb (FMA-UE) Response
Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) Average Change

VNS-REHAB Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: VNS + Rehabilitation (1)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Study treatment is vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) delivered during rehabilitation.
Group II: Control VNSActive Control1 Intervention
Active control treatment is rehabilitation (standard-of-care treatment) with only a minimal amount of VNS at the start of each session intended to support blinding.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation
2017
N/A
~110

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Who is running the clinical trial?

ResearchPoint GlobalOTHER
2 Previous Clinical Trials
1,754 Total Patients Enrolled
MicroTransponder Inc.Lead Sponsor
7 Previous Clinical Trials
1,236 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Stroke
188 Patients Enrolled for Stroke

Frequently Asked Questions

~14 spots leftby Mar 2025