Stroke Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

For healthy volunteers (control group):

• Adults aged 18 or older, male or female.
• Right-handed people only.
• People registered with the French healthcare system.
• People who are motivated to take part in the study.
• People with normal vision or vision that is fully corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
• People with a sufficient understanding of French to follow instructions.
• People who are able to listen to and understand the study instructions.
• People who are able to sign a written consent form before taking part.
• People with no history of neurological or psychiatric illness.
• People with no physical disability affecting the arms or wrists.
• People who do not take medications that affect the brain or nervous system, and who do not report misusing any substances.

For stroke patients:

• Adults aged 18 or older, male or female, who have had a stroke.
• People whose stroke is no longer in the acute (very early) phase.
• Right-handed people only.
• People who have movement difficulties in at least one arm or hand as a result of their stroke, and who may have some mild additional difficulties but no cognitive (thinking or memory) problems.
• People entitled to a French social security scheme.
• People who are motivated to take part in the study.
• People with normal vision or vision that is fully corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
• People with a sufficient understanding of French to follow instructions.
• People who are able to listen to and understand the study instructions.
• People who are able to sign a written consent form before taking part.

Who may not be able to join:

• People who experience claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces), as this is incompatible with the brain scanning equipment used in the study.
• People in the control group who have any motor (movement) impairment, or anyone who has had a severe traumatic brain injury.
• People who have had a chronic (long-standing) stroke (applies to both groups).
• People with a history of skin diseases or serious or multiple skin allergies.
• People who have had an MRI scan within two weeks before the experiment.
• People who have any metal implants in their body, including dental work containing metal, root canals, pacemakers, or cochlear implants.
• People whose work involves regular exposure to metals.
• Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding (confirmed by a urine test).
• People who are unable to sit for longer than two hours (each session is approximately two and a half hours).
• People with alcohol dependence, or anyone who has consumed alcohol or drugs in the 24 hours before the experiment.
• People currently taking medications that may strongly affect brain signal recordings, such as antidepressants or stimulant medications.
• People who, in the investigator's opinion, are unable or unwilling to follow the study procedures.
• People under guardianship or legal protection.
• People in emergency situations who are unable to give consent.
• People under 18 years of age.
• People with any of the following implants or devices, which are incompatible with the brain scanning equipment: pacemaker, implanted pump (including insulin pump), neurostimulator, cochlear implants or other hearing aids, metal prosthesis, surgical aneurysm clips in the brain, ferromagnetic (metal) foreign bodies in or near the head or upper body, or neurosurgical shunt valves.

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.