Improvement of mild to moderate hand function disorder after stroke by an inhibitory 1Hz rTMS over the contralateral ventral premotor cortex.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hand function disorder after stroke; G81.9; Hemiplegia, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00011253
• Lead Sponsor: Vamed Klinik Kipfenberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting withdrawn before recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Age of 18 - 85 years
- first stroke
- Mild to moderate disruption of hand movement

Exclusion Criteria

1. Demential impairment defined by the Minimental Status Examination = 24 (Folstein et al., 1975),
2. Depression defined by the Beck's Depression Inventory <18 (Beck et al., 1996)),
3. Aphasia, apraxia, neglect, or visual impairment
4. Coexisting psychiatric or neurological disorders
5. Consuming diseases or impaired bodily or mental fitness
6. Non-executable persons and persons in official or judicial custody.
7. Contraindications for transcranial magnetic stimulation (electromagnetic body implants, such as any metal implanted in the head (except the mouth), cochlear implants, implanted brain stimulators, ocular implants, aneurysm clips or stents, cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, implanted medication pumps or intracardiac lines, significant heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, hearing loss, history of epilepsy, dementia, head trauma, increased intracranial pressure, or central nervous system (CNS) tumors).

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The motor function of both hands is examined with three hand function tests ( Nine-Hole Peg Test, Box and Block Test, Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test). The measurements are made before and after the one-time intervention.