The study is a comparative study, to show that the administration of RSS stimulation on one hand compared to the administration of strategy Sham stimulation, results in an temporary improvement in the tactile acuity of the other hand in patients with tactile acuity impairment of the hand due to stroke.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
25
Tactile stimuli on the index finger of the intact hand, for a duration of 45 minutes
Tactile stimuli on the index finger of the intact hand, for a duration of 4 minutes spread over 45 minutes in 6 blocks of 40 seconds
Groupement Hospitalier du Sud - Hôpital Henry Gabrielle
Saint-Genis-Laval, France
RECRUITINGTactile acuity : composite of 2point discrimination test (2PDT) and Absolute threshold detection test after 45minutes of RSS
To show that RSS applied for 45 minutes on the index finger of the spared hand in stroke patients suffering from sensory deficits improves their tactile sensitivity on the affected (unstimulated) hand, measured in terms of improved spatial discrimination and/or improved absolute detection.
Time frame: Immediate after the 45 minutes of RSS
Jebsen-Taylor hand function test (JTHFT)
Overall functionality of the hand, especially with regard to handling objects
Time frame: Immediate after the 45 minutes of RSS
Manual dexterity Pegboard test
Assessment of manual dexterity of the affected unstimulated hand (as well as of the spared hand)
Time frame: Immediate after the 45 minutes of RSS
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