Tracking a Tactile Signal Along the Nervous System
RecruitingHealthy volunteers welcome
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: -right-hand dominance for participants who are neurotypical For Aim 1: -age range of 18-23 For Aim 2: * participants who are neurotypical will be a similar age to the participants with stroke * participants who are neurotypical will have no musculoskeletal and neurological conditions * participants with stroke will have a single stroke incident resulting in a unilateral lesion (ischemic and hemorrhagic) * participants with stroke will be in the chronic phase (\>1 year from stroke onset) * participants with stroke will have an onset of stroke after the age of 18 * participants with stroke who meet the criteria of having the capacity to provide informed consent, regardless of aphasia Exclusion Criteria: * minors * pregnant women * prisoners * adults not capable of consenting on their own behalf. For Aim 2: * participants with stroke who have used antispastic injections in the past six months * participants with stroke who have a lesion in the brainstem and/or cerebellum * participants with stroke who have a stroke arising due to brain surgery * participants with stroke who have hemineglect
About the study
Quantify the flow of a tactile signal from the stimulus at the finger at the peripheral nervous system (PNS), to the central nervous system (CNS), and to cognitive perception at the brain in young adults (Aim 1) and individuals with and without stroke (Aim 2).
What is being tested
- Tactile stimulation (behavioral)
Sponsor: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Participants: 60 · Started: Feb 29, 2024
Contact the study team
- Netta Gurari, PhD · Phone: 540-231-3073
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06231810
Locations in the U.S.
| Virginia | Virginia Tech, Blacksburg |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.