Neurophysiologic correlates of training-induced locomotor learning post-stroke
Neurophysiologic correlates of training-induced locomotor learning post-stroke
批准号:
10640096
负责人:
Jacob Spencer
金额:
$4.77万
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依托单位国家:
美国
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财政年份:
2022
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
未结题
起止时间:
2022-04-01 至 2025-03-31
关键词:
AcuteAddressAnkleBiomechanicsBrainCentral Nervous SystemClinicalCollectionCommunity ParticipationDataData CollectionDecision MakingEarly treatmentElectric StimulationExhibitsFaceFlexorFunctional disorderFundingFutureGaitGait speedGoalsHoffman&aposs ReflexHourIndividualInterventionLearningLong-Term EffectsMeasurementMeasuresMentorsMethodsMotorMotor Evoked PotentialsMotor NeuronsMuscleNervous SystemNeurologicNeuromechanicsNeuronal PlasticityParentsParesisParticipantPathway interactionsPerformancePeripheral Nerve StimulationPeripheral Nervous SystemPersonsPhysiologyPrediction of Response to TherapyPredictive ValueProcessQuality of lifeRandomizedRehabilitation therapyResearchResearch PersonnelResidual stateSelection for TreatmentsSpinalSpinal CordStandardizationStrokeSupervisionTechniquesTestingTimeTrainingTranscranial magnetic stimulationUnited States National Institutes of HealthVariantVertebral columnWalkingWorkbiomechanical testclinical trainingclinically relevantcohortcombatdesigndisabilityeffective interventioneffective therapyexperiencefollow-upfunctional electrical stimulationfunctional improvementfunctional outcomesgait rehabilitationgroup interventionimprovedindividual responseinnovationinsightinter-individual variationmodel designmotor learningneural correlateneuromechanismneurophysiologyneuroregulationnovelpost strokepredictive modelingresponsespinal reflexstroke survivortargeted treatmenttooltreadmilltreadmill trainingtreatment effecttreatment responsevirtual
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ABSTRACT / PROJECT SUMMARY
Most stroke survivors present with gait dysfunction resulting in reduced community participation and quality of
life. A promising rehabilitation intervention for mitigating post-stroke gait deficits is the combination of fast
walking and functional electrical stimulation (FastFES). Dr. Trisha Kesar (primary mentor) is currently leading
an NIH funded R01 comparing the long-term effects (18 sessions and up to 12-week follow-up) of FastFES
versus conventional Fast on walking function and corticospinal excitability. Despite its promise, FastFES, like
virtually all gait interventions, faces the problem of variation in individual response to treatment.
Neurophysiological testing takes aim at the root of this problem by exploring the neural mechanisms underlying
each individual’s unique response. Because neuromotor circuit plasticity is a core component of treatment
response, quantifying this adaptation potentially provides a means for identifying likely responders and non-
responders early in the treatment process. A promising tool for non-invasively assessing changes in
corticomotor excitability is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). In fact, TMS response has already been
correlated with retention of functional improvement in other post-stroke motor interventions. However, whether
TMS-derived measures correlate with response to Fast or FastFES training is unknown. Additionally, TMS-
induced measures do not differentially account for changes at the spinal reflex circuit or the motoneuron level,
which can be evaluated by measuring H-reflexes in response to peripheral nerve stimulation, another non-
invasive technique that can probe spinal circuit neuroplasticity. Thus, I propose to gather additional TMS and
H-reflex data prior to and following the first training session in Dr. Kesar’s parent R01 study, which will be
compared to biomechanical changes during and at 48-hours following (retention) the training, to test the
hypothesis that baseline corticomotor and spinal excitability, as well as training-induced acute neurophysiologic
responses to Fast and FastFES are associated with locomotor learning of biomechanical improvements.
Finally, corticomotor or spinal circuit changes in response to a single intervention do not indicate whether an
individual who exhibits a ‘response’ or non-response to the treatment does so due to poor intervention
matching or a generalized decrease in neuroplasticity capacity. Thus, I propose a baseline measurement of
individual responses to paired associative stimulation (PAS), a non-invasive method to quantify an individual’s
capacity for neuroplastic change. We hypothesize that baseline PAS response will be associated with
biomechanical and neurophysiological response to the gait treatment. In addition to providing novel insights
into neural correlates of acute responses to stroke gait training, this F31 project will provide the PI valuable
training in collection, processing, and interpretation of neurophysiologic data under the supervision of an elite
mentoring team comprising experts in neuromechanics processes of clinical gait rehabilitation (Kesar),
neuroplasticity and PAS (Borich), and corticospinal physiology (Nichols).
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