CIMT and taVNS for Hemiplegia in Infants

EARLY_PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

6

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2022

Primary Completion Date

February 29, 2024

Study Completion Date

February 29, 2024

Conditions
Infant DevelopmentHemiplegiaConstraint Induced Movement Therapy
Interventions
DEVICE

transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

Applying a pulsed microcurrent to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, timed with motor activity of the weaker arm/hand

OTHER

Constraint induced movement therapy

Applying a custom-made splint constraint to the stronger hand/arm to encourage use of the weaker hand/arm in intensive therapy sessions

Trial Locations (1)

29425

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

OTHER

collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

lead

Medical University of South Carolina

OTHER