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

NCT ID: NCT05688878

Last Updated: 2023-01-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-10

Study Completion Date

2023-03-05

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

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.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental group

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Threshold electrical stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

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.

Interventions

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Threshold electrical stimulation

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.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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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)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istanbul Medeniyet University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emel Mete

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Emel Mete

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Facility Contacts

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EMEL METE, MSc

Role: primary

+905376096265

Other Identifiers

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Qualitative study about TES

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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