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Safety and Effectiveness of Cortical Stimulation in the Treatment of Stroke Patients With Upper Extremity Hemiparesis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00170716

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Official title

Safety and Effectiveness of Targeted Sub-Threshold Epidural Cortical Stimulation Delivered Concurrent With Rehabilitation Activities to Enhance Motor Recovery in Patients Suffering From Upper Extremity Hemiparesis Following a Stroke

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of cortical stimulation delivered concurrent with rehabilitation activities to enhance motor recovery in patients suffering from hemiparesis affecting the upper extremity following a stroke.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00170716
Recruitment status
Not listed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Northstar Neuroscience
Industry
Enrollment
174 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
21 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Sep 2004 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Mar 2008 (Estimated)
Last update posted
Dec 28, 2007

2004 – 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites
21
U.S. states
16
U.S. cities
20
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Tucson Arizona 85724 —
University of Southern California Los Angeles California 90089 —
University of California San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco California 94125 —
Stanford University Medical Center Stanford California 94305 —
Colorado Neurological Institute & Swedish Medical Center Englewood Colorado 80113 —
University of Florida, Jacksonville Jacksonville Florida 32209-6511 —
Emory Clinic Atlanta Georgia 30322 —
Northwestern University Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60611 —
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago Illinois 60612 —
Spaulding Rehabilitation Center and Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02114 —
Wayne State University Detroit Michigan 48201 —
St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City Missouri 64111 —
Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York New York 10029 —
State University of New York Upstate Medical Center Syracuse New York 13210 —
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio 45267 —
Oregon Health Sciences University Portland Oregon 97201 —
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 —
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213 —
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston Houston Texas 77030 —
University of Utah Health Sciences Center Salt Lake City Utah 84132 —
Swedish Health Services Seattle Washington 98122 —

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