Effects of Local Vibrations Program of Dorsiflexor Muscles on Neuromotor Recovery in Subacute Stroke Patients.

NCT ID: NCT05945212

Last Updated: 2025-12-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-12

Study Completion Date

2027-05-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of the vibration intervention proposed in the current study is to allow a better neuromotor recovery in subacute stroke patients when compared with standard rehabilitation alone. These last years, it has been proven that the solicitation of a muscle using vibrations may lead to positive effects on the neuromuscular function. Thus, the aim of the current study is to assess if the addition to a standard rehabilitation program of local vibrations sessions of the dorsiflexor muscles of the paretic limb of stroke patients may allow a better recovery of walking speed (primary outcome). One group using vibrations (i.e. experimental group) and one group with sham vibration (i.e. control group) will take part to this study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stroke Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Vibration

Stroke patients in subacute rehabilitation phase will be included. In addition of a subacute post-stroke standard rehabilitation program, they will have a vibration program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vibration

Intervention Type DEVICE

The program will take place over 40 sessions : 5 sessions per week, for 2 months (40 sessions in total over 8 weeks during the hospitalization in the department); this group will benefit from an effective vibration of a frequency of 100Hz

10 meters Walk Test

Intervention Type OTHER

Short-distance ambulation speed is measurement between 2 markers on the ground 10 meters apart in a corridor with flat ground, the patient starting his walk 3 meters before to have a launched march disregarding markers, and ends 3 meters After. The stopwatch is started when the markers are crossed.

2 Minute Walk Test (2MWT)

Intervention Type OTHER

Long-distance ambulation speed is measured from a standing start and the test involves asking the patient to walk as far as possible in 2 minutes.

Fugl-Meyer (FMA-LE)

Intervention Type OTHER

The Fugl-Meyer (FMA-LE) assessment of motor skills : measurement of the intensity of reflexes, as well as an assessment of voluntary movements and motor coordination. Score from 0 to 34

Modified Ashworth scale

Intervention Type OTHER

The modified Ashworth scale allows the measurement of spasticity, that is to say the measurement of muscle tone by mobilizing the segment of the lower limb and by evaluating the resistance to stretching of the muscles. Score from 0 to 4

ABILOCO questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

The ABILOCO questionnaire evaluate the autonomy in the walking capacities of the patients (13-items)

Barthel index

Intervention Type OTHER

The Barthel index measure autonomy in daily life.

isometric ergometer

Intervention Type OTHER

Evaluate voluntary maximum force in isometric ankle dorsiflexion by Cybex isometric ergometer results.

Electromyograms (EMG)

Intervention Type OTHER

Assessment of neuromuscular fatigue by electromyograms (EMG). Surface electrodes is place on the tibial muscle anterior to non-invasively collect electromyograms (EMG). The intensity of stimulation will be gradually increased until a plateau in mechanical (strength) and electromyograms (EMG) responses is obtained.

Traditional quantified gait analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Gait kinematics will be recorded on a force platform (90 x 90 cm, Model 9287C, Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland) to determine: joint angles, net joint moments and powers at the ankle, knee and hip.

SPM - Statistical Parametric Mapping

Intervention Type OTHER

Addition of a temporal component to the traditional quantified gait analysis, allowing the focus to be on time series parameters.

FACIT questionnaire (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy)

Intervention Type OTHER

A short questionnaire consisting of 13 questions to which the patient answers on a scale from 0 to 4. The scores are simply added up, inverting the scale for negative sentences, to give a result out of 52 points. The lower the score, the greater the fatigue.

no vibration

In addition of a subacute post-stroke standard rehabilitation program, they will have a sham vibration program.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham vibration

Intervention Type DEVICE

The program will take place over 40 sessions: 5 sessions per week, for 2 months (40 sessions in total over 8 weeks during hospitalization in the department); this group will not benefit from effective vibration.

10 meters Walk Test

Intervention Type OTHER

Short-distance ambulation speed is measurement between 2 markers on the ground 10 meters apart in a corridor with flat ground, the patient starting his walk 3 meters before to have a launched march disregarding markers, and ends 3 meters After. The stopwatch is started when the markers are crossed.

2 Minute Walk Test (2MWT)

Intervention Type OTHER

Long-distance ambulation speed is measured from a standing start and the test involves asking the patient to walk as far as possible in 2 minutes.

Fugl-Meyer (FMA-LE)

Intervention Type OTHER

The Fugl-Meyer (FMA-LE) assessment of motor skills : measurement of the intensity of reflexes, as well as an assessment of voluntary movements and motor coordination. Score from 0 to 34

Modified Ashworth scale

Intervention Type OTHER

The modified Ashworth scale allows the measurement of spasticity, that is to say the measurement of muscle tone by mobilizing the segment of the lower limb and by evaluating the resistance to stretching of the muscles. Score from 0 to 4

ABILOCO questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

The ABILOCO questionnaire evaluate the autonomy in the walking capacities of the patients (13-items)

Barthel index

Intervention Type OTHER

The Barthel index measure autonomy in daily life.

isometric ergometer

Intervention Type OTHER

Evaluate voluntary maximum force in isometric ankle dorsiflexion by Cybex isometric ergometer results.

Electromyograms (EMG)

Intervention Type OTHER

Assessment of neuromuscular fatigue by electromyograms (EMG). Surface electrodes is place on the tibial muscle anterior to non-invasively collect electromyograms (EMG). The intensity of stimulation will be gradually increased until a plateau in mechanical (strength) and electromyograms (EMG) responses is obtained.

Traditional quantified gait analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Gait kinematics will be recorded on a force platform (90 x 90 cm, Model 9287C, Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland) to determine: joint angles, net joint moments and powers at the ankle, knee and hip.

SPM - Statistical Parametric Mapping

Intervention Type OTHER

Addition of a temporal component to the traditional quantified gait analysis, allowing the focus to be on time series parameters.

FACIT questionnaire (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy)

Intervention Type OTHER

A short questionnaire consisting of 13 questions to which the patient answers on a scale from 0 to 4. The scores are simply added up, inverting the scale for negative sentences, to give a result out of 52 points. The lower the score, the greater the fatigue.

Interventions

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Vibration

The program will take place over 40 sessions : 5 sessions per week, for 2 months (40 sessions in total over 8 weeks during the hospitalization in the department); this group will benefit from an effective vibration of a frequency of 100Hz

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham vibration

The program will take place over 40 sessions: 5 sessions per week, for 2 months (40 sessions in total over 8 weeks during hospitalization in the department); this group will not benefit from effective vibration.

Intervention Type DEVICE

10 meters Walk Test

Short-distance ambulation speed is measurement between 2 markers on the ground 10 meters apart in a corridor with flat ground, the patient starting his walk 3 meters before to have a launched march disregarding markers, and ends 3 meters After. The stopwatch is started when the markers are crossed.

Intervention Type OTHER

2 Minute Walk Test (2MWT)

Long-distance ambulation speed is measured from a standing start and the test involves asking the patient to walk as far as possible in 2 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Fugl-Meyer (FMA-LE)

The Fugl-Meyer (FMA-LE) assessment of motor skills : measurement of the intensity of reflexes, as well as an assessment of voluntary movements and motor coordination. Score from 0 to 34

Intervention Type OTHER

Modified Ashworth scale

The modified Ashworth scale allows the measurement of spasticity, that is to say the measurement of muscle tone by mobilizing the segment of the lower limb and by evaluating the resistance to stretching of the muscles. Score from 0 to 4

Intervention Type OTHER

ABILOCO questionnaire

The ABILOCO questionnaire evaluate the autonomy in the walking capacities of the patients (13-items)

Intervention Type OTHER

Barthel index

The Barthel index measure autonomy in daily life.

Intervention Type OTHER

isometric ergometer

Evaluate voluntary maximum force in isometric ankle dorsiflexion by Cybex isometric ergometer results.

Intervention Type OTHER

Electromyograms (EMG)

Assessment of neuromuscular fatigue by electromyograms (EMG). Surface electrodes is place on the tibial muscle anterior to non-invasively collect electromyograms (EMG). The intensity of stimulation will be gradually increased until a plateau in mechanical (strength) and electromyograms (EMG) responses is obtained.

Intervention Type OTHER

Traditional quantified gait analysis

Gait kinematics will be recorded on a force platform (90 x 90 cm, Model 9287C, Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland) to determine: joint angles, net joint moments and powers at the ankle, knee and hip.

Intervention Type OTHER

SPM - Statistical Parametric Mapping

Addition of a temporal component to the traditional quantified gait analysis, allowing the focus to be on time series parameters.

Intervention Type OTHER

FACIT questionnaire (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy)

A short questionnaire consisting of 13 questions to which the patient answers on a scale from 0 to 4. The scores are simply added up, inverting the scale for negative sentences, to give a result out of 52 points. The lower the score, the greater the fatigue.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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VIBRAMOOV PHYSIO Cybex isometric ergometer (Henley Healthcare, Sugarland, TX, USA) Electrodes Meditrace 100, Covidien, Mansfield, MA 0D 1D

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Stroke patients in subacute rehabilitation phase (between 14 days and 3 months post-stroke)
* Presenting with a stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic
* Lower-limb deficiency with an initial motor testing \< 4 according to the MRC scale
* No neurological history with functional impact other than stroke
* Having received informed information about the study and having signed the written consent
* Affiliated or entitled to a social security scheme.
* Patients under guardianship may be included; they may give their consent with the assistance of their guardian.

If the participant is unable to write, their consent may be given and documented by other appropriate means in the presence of at least one impartial witness. In this case, the witness will sign and date the informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

* Multiple stroke
* Other neurological, cognitive or psychiatric conditions
* Orthopedic ankle history compromising measurements
* Botulinum toxin injected in the lower limb prior the study protocol
* Patient with phlebitis or risk of thrombosis in the lower limb
* Patient under tutorship
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ministry of Health, France

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bruno FERNANDEZ, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier Georges Claudinon

Le Chambon-Feugerolles, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hôpital Marrel

Rive-de-Gier, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Centre Hospitalier de Roanne

Roanne, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Service de SSR Val-Rosay

Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hôpital Bellevue, CHU de Saint-etienne

Saint-Etienne, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Service de SSR du Centre Le Clos Champirol

Saint-Etienne, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hospices Civils de Lyon, site Henry Gabrielle

Saint-Genis-Laval, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Bruno FERNANDEZ, MD

Role: CONTACT

(0)477120638 ext. +33

Facility Contacts

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Thibault TRAMOY, MD

Role: primary

Bachir SAHI, MD

Role: primary

Julie DI MARCO, MD

Role: primary

Bruno FERNANDEZ, MD

Role: primary

Alexandre BERTHOLON, MD

Role: primary

Sophie JACQUIN COURTOIS, MD PhD

Role: primary

References

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Bessaguet H, Fernandez B, Malejac V, Nerriere E, Velarde M, Coiffet A, Rimaud D, Lapole T. Effect of tibialis anterior focal muscle vibration for gait rehabilitation in hemiplegic individuals during the subacute phase after stroke: the NEUROVIB-AVC study protocol - a multicentric randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025 May 6;15(5):e102838. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102838.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40335131 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2023-A00489-36

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

21PH266

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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