Patient Experiences With Threshold Electrical Stimulation İn Stroke: A Qualitative Study

Istanbul Medeniyet University10 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to determine patient opinions and experiences about threshold electrical stimulation treatment applied to stroke patients.

An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study will be conducted . This study will be conducted with 10 stroke patients receiving threshold electrical stimulation therapy. Threshold electrical stimulation will be applied for 4 weeks, 3 days a week, for one hour. At the end of the 4th week, semi-structured focus group interviews will be held with the patients. . In the semi-structured focus group interviews, the same questions will be asked to all participants and the verbal answers to these questions will be recorded with voice recorders. Compared to taking notes by hand; It will be preferable to record the conversation with a voice recorder because it has advantages such as recording all the interviews and allowing the interviewer to focus on the interview. Thematic analysis method will be used in the evaluation of the data.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Threshold electrical stimulationDEVICE

Threshold stimulation (EDS) is based on low-intensity (\<100 Hz) and long-duration current and is applied with superficial electrodes. Threshold stimulation provides a natural proprioception by depolarizing the sensory and motor nerves without causing any muscle contraction.This treatment will be applied for 4 weeks, 3 days a week, for 1 hour.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals aged between 18 and 80 years, * Individuals without communication problems, * Individuals who have been diagnosed with stroke Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrollable arrhythmia and/or hypertension * Presence of advanced sensory deficit * Visual and hearing problems * Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)

Locations (1)

Emel Mete

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Semi-structured focus group interviews about patients' Perception of threshold electrical stimulation

At the end of the 4th week, semi-structured focus group interviews will be held with the patients. . In the semi-structured focus group interviews, the same questions will be asked to all participants and the verbal answers to these questions will be recorded with voice recorders. Thematic analysis method will be used in the evaluation of the data

Time frame: Change from baseline Patients' Perception of Threshold electrical stimulation at week 4

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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