Wether VNS in Early Stage (3 Months) is Safe and More Beneficial for Post-stroke Motor Rehabilitation
The Comparison of Safety and Treatment Results Between Early (<6 Months) and Late (> 6 Months) Vagus Stimulation for Post-stroke Motor Rehabilitation: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
100 participants
May 1, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Upper-extremity impairment after stroke remains a major therapeutic challenge and a target of neuromodulation treatment efforts. In previous study, Vagus nerve stimulation was constricted to patients 9 months after stroke. In this randomized phase I trial, we would apply vagus nerve stimulation in an early stage (\<6 month) and observe its theraputic effect on motor function after ischaemic Stroke.We hypothesized that the early stimulation could be safe and more beneficial compared to stimulation in late stage.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Eligible individuals suffered a first-time, unilateral, ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory that spared the diencephalon and basal ganglia 3-36 months before surgery.
- Individuals with persistent moderate-to-severe upper-extremity hemiparesis as defined by an FM-UE score of ≤42
- Sufficient upper-extremity motor ability to engage in rehabilitation (that is, a score of ≥1 on the FM-UE elbow flexion, elbow extension or finger mass flexion or extension).
Exclusion Criteria1
- Excessive spasticity or contracture of the upper-extremity muscles (that is, Modified Ashworth Scale = 4) . Severe cognitive impairment (Mini Mental State Examination < 24)
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Interventions
Device implantation was done under general anaesthesia. A horizontal neck crease incision was created left of the midline at the level of the cricoid cartilage. After the vagus nerve was identified, the stimulation lead was wrapped around the vagus nerve. The lead was then tunnelled subcutaneously to the pulse generator device which was contained in a subcutaneous pocket in the pectoral region.
Device implantation was done under general anaesthesia. A horizontal neck crease incision was created left of the midline at the level of the cricoid cartilage. After the vagus nerve was identified, the stimulation lead was wrapped around the vagus nerve. The lead was then tunnelled subcutaneously to the pulse generator device which was contained in a subcutaneous pocket in the pectoral region
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NCT06938243