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Computer-aided and Mental Trainings Induced Plasticity of Sensorimotor Cortex in Patients Born Without Upper Limbs

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Node: 346570

Studies

Study First Submitted Date 2019-08-02
Study First Posted Date 2019-08-07
Last Update Posted Date 2019-08-07
Start Month Year March 11, 2014
Primary Completion Month Year September 9, 2016
Verification Month Year August 2019
Verification Date 2019-08-31
Last Update Posted Date 2019-08-07

Detailed Descriptions

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Description This project will explore a potentially powerful trainings that may be administered before upper extremity transplantation to induced plasticity of sensorimotor cortex in humans with congenital absence of upper limbs.

Our aim is to compare neurophysiological outcome of bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency humans who are engaged in different types of training (mental-MT, computer-aided training-CAT and subjects receiving both type of trainings-CAMT). We hypothesize that all forms of training provide plastic changes in sensorimotor cortex. Specifically, we hypothesize that for CAMT group we will observe more prompt CNS-reorganization as compared to MT and CAT groups.

Our second aim is to examine mechanisms of neural and muscular system plasticity underlying neurophysiological function reorganization following the specific training and also to develop a computer system for training subjects through visual biofeedback. The control procedure of virtual upper extremity should be realized through recognition of intention of hand motion based on biosignals analysis.

Our protocol contains twelve weeks of trainings with three training sessions during a week (on Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and four measurement sessions (before the training period – PRE, after 4 weeks of trainings – POST4, after 8 weeks of trainings – POST8 and after 12 weeks of training – POST12).

Based on different methods we will use, we would like to ewaluate: structural changes in CNS, functional changes in CNS, functional changes in peripheral nervous system and functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump by comparing results to the pre-training (PRE) values (with results from POST4, POST8 and POST12) and across the groups.

Facilities

Sequence: 199683584
Status Recruiting
Name University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw
City Wroclaw
State Lower Silesia
Zip 51 612
Country Poland

Facility Contacts

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Facility Id 199683584 Facility Id 199683584
Contact Type primary Contact Type backup
Name Katarzyna Kisiel-Sajewicz, PhD Name Joanna Mencel, MSc
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone 71 347 3534 Phone 71 347 3531
Phone Extension +48 Phone Extension +48

Conditions

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Name Amelia of Upper Limb
Downcase Name amelia of upper limb

Id Information

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Id Source org_study_id
Id Value DEC-2011/03/B/NZ7/00588

Countries

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Name Poland
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Design Groups

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Group Type Experimental Group Type Experimental Group Type Experimental Group Type Active Comparator
Title Patients-MT Title Patients-CAT Title Patients-CAMT Title Healthy-controls
Description 3 Patients with bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency that participated in kinesthetic mental training (MT) of reaching to grasp movements Description 3 Patients with bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency that participated in computer-aided training (CAT) of reaching to grasp movements using virtual environment with visual-feedback. Description 3 Patients with bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency that participated in kinesthetic mental training of reaching to grasp movements supplemented by virtual environment (patients that received both types of training). Description 9 Healthy, age and gender-matched subjects, without any kind of training

Interventions

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Intervention Type Behavioral Intervention Type Behavioral Intervention Type Behavioral Intervention Type Other
Name Mental trainings Name Computer-aided trainings Name Computer-aided and mental trainings Name No trainings
Description Patients will receive 36 trainings (12 weeks with 3 trainings a week) of mental, kinesthetic reaching-to-grasp movement. During each training session they will perform 3 practice trials by following the instructions, after practicing 3 trials, the instructions will be discontinued, and subjects will perform 30 mental movements by following auditory cues. Description Patients will receive 36 trainings (12 weeks with 3 trainings a week) of visual feedback of reaching-to-grasp movement. During each training session they will be sitting on a chair, in front of a computer screen observing simple tasks of reaching and precision fine grasping of a small object with 4 fingers of virtual upper extremity using the visualization software that will be coded specifically for the purpose of this experiment. Description Patients will receive 36 trainings (12 weeks with 3 trainings a week) of mental, kinesthetic reaching-to-grasp movement that will be supplemented by visual feedback of this task by the visualization software that will be coded specifically for the purpose of this experiment (they will receive trainings that link the features of the two mentioned above types of training (MT and CAT). Description Healthy controls without any kind of training

Keywords

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Name bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency Name neuroplasticity Name sensorimotor cortex Name mental training Name virtual environment
Downcase Name bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency Downcase Name neuroplasticity Downcase Name sensorimotor cortex Downcase Name mental training Downcase Name virtual environment

Design Outcomes

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Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary Outcome Type primary
Measure Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Measure Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Measure Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Measure Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Measure Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Measure Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Measure Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Measure Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Measure Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) Measure Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) Measure Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) Measure Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) Measure Electroencephalography (EEG) Measure Electroencephalography (EEG) Measure Electroencephalography (EEG) Measure Electroencephalography (EEG) Measure Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Measure Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Measure Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Measure Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Measure Electromyography (EMG) Measure Electromyography (EMG) Measure Electromyography (EMG) Measure Electromyography (EMG) Measure Mechanomyography (MMG) Measure Mechanomyography (MMG) Measure Mechanomyography (MMG) Measure Mechanomyography (MMG) Measure Temperature measurements (Temp) Measure Temperature measurements (Temp) Measure Temperature measurements (Temp) Measure Temperature measurements (Temp)
Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12) Time Frame Before trainings period (PRE) Time Frame After 4 weeks of trainings period (POST4) Time Frame After 8 weeks of trainings period (POST8) Time Frame After 12 weeks of trainings period (POST12)
Description To evaluate structural changes in central nervous system (CNS) the MRI method will be used Description To evaluate structural changes in central nervous system (CNS) the MRI method will be used Description To evaluate structural changes in central nervous system (CNS) the MRI method will be used Description To evaluate structural changes in central nervous system (CNS) the MRI method will be used Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the fMRI will be used Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the fMRI will be used Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the fMRI will be used Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the fMRI will be used Description To evaluate excitability of the sensory-motor cortex of the brain. Description To evaluate excitability of the sensory-motor cortex of the brain. Description To evaluate excitability of the sensory-motor cortex of the brain. Description To evaluate excitability of the sensory-motor cortex of the brain. Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the 128-channels EEG will be used. Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the 128-channels EEG will be used. Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the 128-channels EEG will be used. Description To evaluate functional changes in CNS, the 128-channels EEG will be used. Description To evaluate functional changes in peripheral nervous system. Description To evaluate functional changes in peripheral nervous system. Description To evaluate functional changes in peripheral nervous system. Description To evaluate functional changes in peripheral nervous system. Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump Description To evaluate functional changes in muscles of upper extremity stump

Sponsors

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Name Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences Name Wrocław University of Science and Technology Name Kessler Foundation Name Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland Name Hospital of St. Hedwig in Trzebnica

Overall Officials

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Role Principal Investigator
Name Katarzyna Kisiel-Sajewicz, PhD
Affiliation Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Central Contacts

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Contact Type primary Contact Type backup
Name Andrzej Rokita, PhD Name Joanna Mencel, MSc
Phone 713473101 Phone 71 3473531
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Phone Extension +48 Phone Extension +48
Role Contact Role Contact

Design Group Interventions

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Design Group Id 55493824 Design Group Id 55493825 Design Group Id 55493826 Design Group Id 55493827
Intervention Id 52393402 Intervention Id 52393403 Intervention Id 52393404 Intervention Id 52393405

Eligibilities

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Gender All
Minimum Age 18 Years
Maximum Age 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Criteria Inclusion Criteria for patients:

Age between 18 and 25 years
Health status: bilateral upper limb congenital transverse deficiency individuals. Subjects must be free from neurological impairment. The subjects must have no current or past history of central or peripheral nervous system dysfunction, be taking no current medication known to affect the neuromuscular system, have no greater than moderate consumption of alcohol or caffeine, and be able to remain seated for 1 hour 30 min and lay supine without moving for 30 min (MRI test). All recruited subjects will be interviewed and their health status and medical history will be evaluated by a medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery and transplant surgery.
Training history: Subjects not participating in any type of training program in the last 5 years
Right Hemispheric Dominance. We will use Foot Dominance test – Observation of our subjects to see which foot they use to kick a ball, step up onto a stair, and step onto a coin placed on the floor.
Availability and interest: All candidates for the study must be available for the familiarization, training, and testing sessions and must have transportation to these sessions.

Exclusion Criteria for patients:

Presence of neurological impairment (history of central or peripheral nervous system dysfunction)
Taking medication that affects the neuromuscular system
Left hemispheric dominance
Participation in training over the last five years

Inclusion Criteria for control subjects:

Age between 18 and 25 years
Health status: subjects must be free from neurological and neuromuscular system impairment. The subjects must have no current or past history of central or peripheral nervous system dysfunction, be taking no current medication known to affect the neuromuscular system, have no greater than moderate consumption of alcohol or caffeine, and be able to remain seated for 1 hour 30 min and lay supine without moving for 30 min (MRI test). ). All recruited subjects will be interviewed and their health status and medical history evaluated by neurologist.
Training history: subjects not participating in any type of training program in the last 5 years.
Hemispheric Dominance -right. We will use The Edinburgh inventory (Oldfield, 1971) and Foot Dominance test.
Availability and interest – All subjects for the study must be available for the familiarization, training, and testing sessions and must have transportation to these sessions.

Exclusion Criteria for control subjects:

Presence of neurological impairment (history of central or peripheral nervous system dysfunction)
Taking medication that affects the neuromuscular system
Left hemispheric dominance
Participation in training over the last five years

Adult True
Child False
Older Adult False

Calculated Values

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Number Of Facilities 1
Registered In Calendar Year 2019
Actual Duration 30
Were Results Reported False
Has Us Facility False
Has Single Facility True
Minimum Age Num 18
Maximum Age Num 25
Minimum Age Unit Years
Maximum Age Unit Years
Number Of Primary Outcomes To Measure 32

Designs

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Allocation Randomized
Intervention Model Parallel Assignment
Observational Model
Primary Purpose Basic Science
Time Perspective
Masking Single
Outcomes Assessor Masked True

Responsible Parties

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Responsible Party Type Principal Investigator
Name Jaroslaw Marusiak
Title Co-Investigator
Affiliation Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Study References

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Citation Kurzynski M, Jaskolska A, Marusiak J, Wolczowski A, Bierut P, Szumowski L, Witkowski J, Kisiel-Sajewicz K. Computer-aided training sensorimotor cortex functions in humans before the upper limb transplantation using virtual reality and sensory feedback. Comput Biol Med. 2017 Aug 1;87:311-321. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.06.010. Epub 2017 Jun 15. Citation Mencel J, Marusiak J, Jaskolska A, Kaminski L, Kurzynski M, Wolczowski A, Jaskolski A, Kisiel-Sajewicz K. Motor imagery training of goal-directed reaching in relation to imagery of reaching and grasping in healthy people. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 3;12(1):18610. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21890-1. Citation Mencel J, Jaskolska A, Marusiak J, Kaminski L, Kurzynski M, Wolczowski A, Jaskolski A, Kisiel-Sajewicz K. Motor Imagery Training of Reaching-to-Grasp Movement Supplemented by a Virtual Environment in an Individual With Congenital Bilateral Transverse Upper-Limb Deficiency. Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 22;12:638780. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.638780. eCollection 2021.