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Not yet recruitingNCT05961293Updated Aug 27, 2024

NeuroGlove fMRI Study

An interventional study of NeuroGlove in Ischemic Stroke, Acute and Stroke, sponsored by NeuroGlove LLC. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-27.

Sponsored by NeuroGlove LLC · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2024, 1 year 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective, single center, interventional clinical study containing two cohorts the treatment cohort and control cohort. A total of 13 subjects will be enrolled. Three (3) healthy volunteers will be enrolled in the control cohort and undergo imaging only. Ten (10) subjects who have recently experienced a mild to moderate acute ischemic stroke will receive treatment using the NeuroGlove.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, single center, interventional clinical study containing two cohorts the treatment cohort and control cohort. A total of 13 subjects will be enrolled. Three (3) healthy volunteers will be enrolled in the control cohort and undergo imaging only. Ten (10) subjects who have recently experienced a mild to moderate acute ischemic stroke will receive treatment using the NeuroGlove.

Up to 13 subjects enrolled and complete study procedures. There will be 2 cohorts enrolled in the study:

  1. Control Cohort: 3 healthy volunteers
  2. Treatment Cohort: 10 subjects who have experienced mild to moderate stroke symptoms* that did not completely resolve after acute interventions.

    • Mild to moderate stroke symptoms is defined as a NIHSSS score of 3 to 15.
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Conditions studied

  • Ischemic Stroke, Acute
  • Stroke

Keywords

  • Stroke
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke
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In context

Stroke

7,286 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,007 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 13 is below the median of 50 across 5,369 interventional studies indexed under Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

NeuroGlove LLC is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria (control cohort):

  • Able and willing to provide informed consent.
  • Men and women ≥18 and \<85 years of age.
  • Subject must be right hand dominant.
  • Subject should not have any physical limitations of either upper extremity (e.g., fracture, joint deformity, severe spasticity/contracture, wounds, skin breakdown, lymphedema, etc.)

Inclusion Criteria (treatment cohort):

  • Able to and willing to provide informed consent. Legally authorized representatives (LARs) will not be allowed to consent on behalf of the subject.
  • Men and women ≥18 and \<85 years of age.
  • First single acute ischemic stroke with an onset date within 14 days (± 7 days from onset) of enrollment (time of informed consent) into the study.
  • Mild to moderate acute ischemic stroke defined as NIHSS score of 3 to 15.
  • Measurable weakness of one upper extremity without complete paralysis (detectable movement in at least 3 fingers).
  • Subject must be right hand dominant.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Coma, inability to cooperate with the study based on impaired level of consciousness or confusion.
  • Known neurological deficit prior to stroke (including but not limited to previous stroke, MS, Parkinson's disease).
  • Physical limitations of the weak upper extremity (e.g., fracture, joint deformity, severe spasticity/contracture, wounds, skin breakdown, lymphedema, etc.)
  • Any contraindication to the imaging required per the protocol.
  • Complete middle cerebral artery infarction based on imaging.
  • Carotid artery stenosis >50% of the normal diameter segment (diameter stenosis, compared to the angiographically normal proximal or distal segment).
  • Subjects has a known history of substance abuse (drug) or alcohol dependence, or lacks the ability to comprehend or following instructions, or for any reason, in the opinion of the investigator, would be unlikely or unable to comply with study protocol requirements.
  • If female, subject is pregnant at the time of enrollment or planning to become pregnant during the trial period.
  • Subject has any other acute or chronic condition that the investigator believes will adversely affect the ability to interpret the data or will prevent the subject from completing the trial procedures.
  • Currently participating in another interventional clinical trial. (Observational clinical trial participation is allowed for study enrollment.)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
13 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Control Cohort (Healthy Cohort)

    Healthy participants who participate in 1 study visit. The healthy participant will undergo one functional MRI which using the NeuroGlove.

    Device: NeuroGlove

  • Experimental
    Treatment Arm

    The treatment cohort will undergo two functional MRIs once at baseline and the final fMRI will occur six weeks after initial study visit after daily use of the NeuroGlove.

    Device: NeuroGlove

Interventions

  • DeviceNeuroGlove

    NeuroGlove is a non-invasive device that provides peripheral somatosensory stimulation to the hand of a stroke victim during acute, subacute, or chronic phases of a stroke. NeuroGlove provides sensory stimulation in the forms of pneumatic puffs of air. There is some early evidence that early peripheral sensory stimulation may improve neurological outcomes following an ischemic stroke.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Brian Function

    Evaluate brain function through a fMRI assessing post-stroke changes in brain activation including functional recruitment of new brain territories in subjects undergoing rehabilitation with the NeuroGlove.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. Rate of Adverse Events

    Rate and severity of adverse events related to the use of the NeuroGlove.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Motor Recovery

    Evaluate the motor recovery of the affected upper extremity based on the change in hand grip strength from baseline using hand dynamometer

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. NIHSS score

    Evaluate neurological recovery as measure by the change in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score from baseline. The lower the score less severe the stroke symptoms.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  3. Rankin Score

    Evaluate functional recovery as measured by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score. A 0-6 scale is used to measure degree of ability 0 is no disability and 6 is death.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  4. Change in QOL

    Change in stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) scores from baseline. Scale is 49-245 with higher scores indicating better function.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — There is no plan for sharing individual participants data to other researchers.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 27, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05961293
Lead sponsor
NeuroGlove LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 27, 2023
Start date
Dec 1, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 15, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 27, 2024

Study contacts

Thomas Harold
Contact
tharold@neuroglove.net
612.255.0405
Leslie Nussbaum
principal investigator · NeuroGlove LLC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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