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Tele-CE in Severe Stroke
Effect of Home-based Cross-education on Lower Limb Neuroplasticity in Severe Stroke
Who can join
Ages 18 to 80 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Single, monohemispheric stroke * Chronic stroke (\> 6 months prior) * Severe stroke (Fugl-Meyer Lower Extremity motor scale score \< 21 or 6 Minute Walk Test distance \< 300m) Exclusion Criteria: * Use of anti-spasticity medications * Existence of other neurological disorders * Have brainstem or cerebellar lesions. * Mini-Mental State Examiniation score of \<21, to ensure participants have the cognitive capacity to consent and can understand instructions both in-person and during remote supervision. * Non-English-speaking individuals * Bone, joint or soft tissue injury * Uncontrolled medical conditions (such as uncontrolled hypertension, untreated cardiac disease, or untreated pulmonary disease) * Unable to see the tablet and zoom screen * Unable to move non-paretic ankle (\< 5 degrees of ankle ROM) * Fugl-Meyer Lower Extremity sensory scale score \< 6 TMS exclusion criteria * Previous adverse reaction to TMS * Skull abnormalities or fractures * Concussion within the prior 6 months * Unexplained, recurring headaches * Implanted cardiac pacemaker * Metal implants in the head or face * History of seizures or epilepsy * Use of medications that could alter cortical excitability or increase risk of seizure (e.g., antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants) * Current pregnancy PNS exclusion criteria * Skin hypersensitivity at any sites of stimulation, including the scalp, thoracolumbar spine, and peripheral limbs * History of contact dermatitis at any of the sites of stimulation * History of allodynia and/or hyperalgesia * Active skin infection * Skin lesions * Deep vein thrombosis * Any other skin or scalp condition that could be aggravated by stimulation * Implanted electronic, metallic, or highly conductive devices near site of stimulation that cannot be removed without permission from a health professional
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effects of home-based cross-education on lower limb neuroplasticity in severe stroke.
The main questions the investigators aim to answer are:
* What are the effects of home-based cross-education on lower limb neuroplasticity? * What are the effects of home-based cross-education on lower limb function? * Is home-based cross-education feasible to administer and accepted by participants?
Participants will take part in ten home-based, remotely supervised sessions, during which participants will either perform unilateral skill and strength training of the unaffected lower limb (Tele-Cross Education or Tele-CE) or cognitive training and unilateral movements of the unaffected lower limb (Tele-control). Each participant will experience measures of brain and spinal activity and motor function testing before and after both sessions (Tele-CE and Tele-control). Each participant will also be asked to fill out a feedback questionnaire to assess acceptability after intervention sessions (Tele-CE and Tele-control).
What is being tested
- Tele-CE (other)
- Tele-CE (other)
- Tele-Control (other)
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago · Participants: 40 · Started: 2026-06
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07652970
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | Brain Plasticity Lab, Chicago |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.