A study examining the effect of electrical stimulation of sensory nerves of the arm on exercises to improve the writing ability of the non-dominant hand

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy adults

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000044218
• Lead Sponsor: Shinshu University

Brief Summary

ine subjects were in the PES group, nine subjects in the non-PES group, and nine subjects in the target group. The writing ability was evaluated by letter recognition rate, subjective evaluation, and writing speed, and no significant difference was found between the PES and non-PES groups in the improvement of writing ability, but significant differences were found between the PES group and the subject group in letter recognition rate and subjective evaluation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-15
• Study Completion: 2021-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 27

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Left-handed person. Individuals with the following conditions were excluded: -muscle weakness in the right upper limb (less than 4 with Manual Muscle Testing). -limited range of motion in the right upper limb. -sensory disorder and abnormal sensation in the right upper limb. -use a pacemaker. -have otherwise been determined to be ineligible as a subject by the principal investigator. -sites of hemostatic tissue -areas with moderate or higher edema -acute (painful) illness of unknown cause -heart problems -high bleeding diathesis -malignant tumors -pregnancy -skin damage or inflamed areas -febrile illness -infectious diseases -venous distended skin surface -metal or plastic parts embedded in their body - at risk of vascular disorders such as thrombosis, venous thrombosis, and varicose veins -have otherwise been determined to be ineligible as a subject by the principal investigator.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Global legibility scales

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Character recognition rate by Optical Character Recognition (OCR) method Time to transcribe characters