Electromyography-biofeedback on the Motor Activation of the Extension of the Hand

NCT03838809 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UCAM/UITA/03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Biofeedback-Surface electromyography (BIO-SEMG) is a relatively recent physiotherapy technique. Although its use is widespread in sports science and sports performance, its use for the rehabilitation of patients with neurological pathologies is less studied. Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the changes that occur in the application of BIO-SEMG in the muscles responsible for the extension and the dorsiflexion of the hand and the foot in subjects with cerebrovascular damage. Design: A randomized, double-blind, two-arm parallel group study was performed. Patients: A sample of 28 subjects with limited extension of the hand and dorsiflexion of the foot as a consequence of a stroke was randomized divided in intervention or control groups. Methods: The subjects of the intervention group underwent 12 sessions of BIO-SEMG, of 15-minute duration each of them, in the upper and lower members. On the other hand, the control group underwent another 12 sessions of 15-minute duration, in which manual physiotherapy techniques were performed.

Conditions

Stroke, Complication

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Extension Degree

  Change in the extension ability of the upper an lower members depending on the activity of the extensor muscles

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Fugl Meyer Test

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

INTERVENTION

EXPERIMENTAL

A group that underwent a neurological physiotherapy program with electromyography-biofeedback on the hand and the foot

Device: surface electromyography-biofeedback

CONTROL

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A group that underwent a conventional physiotheraphy intervention

Device: surface electromyography-biofeedback

Interventions

surface electromyography-biofeedback DEVICE

Two electrodes were putted on the motor point of the extensor muscle of the hand and the foot. The positive electrode was placed on the distal zone of the hand or the foot, while the negative electrode was placed on the proximal zone.

CONTROL; INTERVENTION

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 74 Years - 84 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients with a stroke
• Limitation of the hand and foot extension

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with some contraindication against the surface electromyography biofeedback technique, for instance, people with pacemaker, with cardiovascular antecedents, etc.
• Patients receiving other physiotherapy treatment 2 months before the beginning of the study
• Patients that decline to sign the informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Catholic University of Murcia

Murcia, 30107, Spain

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Gamez AB, Hernandez Morante JJ, Martinez Gil JL, Esparza F, Martinez CM. The effect of surface electromyography biofeedback on the activity of extensor and dorsiflexor muscles in elderly adults: a randomized trial. Sci Rep. 2019 Sep 11;9(1):13153. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49720-x.

  PMID: 31511629 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Juan José Hernández Morante, PhD

  Catholic University of Murcia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator of the Eating Disorders Research Unit

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2019
• First Posted: February 12, 2019
• Study Start: August 8, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2017
• Study Completion: June 1, 2018
• Last Updated: February 12, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)