Am I Eligible?
Please take a few moments to read carefully through the trial eligibility criteria below to find out if you may be eligible to take part.
You may be eligible if;
Unfortunately, we are not able to recruit participants who;
You STILL HAVE arm weakness as a result of a stroke that happened between 6 months and 10 years ago
You DO HAVE SOME movement of your arm, wrist, and fingers
The TYPE OF STROKE that you had was ISCHAEMIC
You ARE AGED 18 years and over
You ARE WILLING to wear a TVNS device (earpiece, wrist sensor and stimulator), whilst you do some home based self-delivered therapy for 1-hour, 5 times a week. This will be over a 12-week period. Some participants may also be asked to wear the TVNS device whilst carrying out other daily activities, for up to 8 hours on therapy days.
You ARE WILLING to attend at least 3 appointments during the 6 months of taking part in the trial.
Are participating in any other interventional rehabilitation research trials at present (though you may be eligible to participate in TRICEPS after your involvement in the other research trial has ended).
Are currently receiving another therapy or treatment to improve arm function (thought you may be eligible to participate in TRICEPS if you are happy / able to pause existing treatment for the duration of your participation in the TRICEPS trial – 6 months).
Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant
Have a pacemaker, cochlear implant or any other similar devices fitted
Have previously had a haemorrhagic type of stroke
If after reading the above criteria you think you may be eligible to take part and would like to hear more, please click here to leave your contact details*.
A member of the TRICEPS team will contact you as soon as possible. Please be aware that we may be receiving a large volume of enquiries and it may take a few days for us to get back to you.
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