Title {1}	Efficacy of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation compared to cyclic neuromuscular electrical stimulation and task oriented training for recovery of hand function after stroke: study protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial
Trial registration {2a and 2b}	NCT03574623 [ClinicalTrials.gov] [registered prior to first enrollment; July 2, 2018] https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03574623
Protocol version {3}	Version 3, 12-28-2020
Funding {4}	This research study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), grant number R01HD092351. The stimulators used in this study were paid for, in part, from a Department of Veterans Affairs grant to the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center. The use of REDCap is supported by a grant from NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to Case Western Reserve University, Clinical and Translational Science grant number UL1TR002548. The funders do not have a role in collection, analyzing, or interpreting data or in writing any manuscripts. The stimulators used in this study were manufactured by PDI Works LLC (Cleveland, Tennessee, USA) and are limited by federal law to investigational use.
Author details {5a}	• Jayme S. Knutson, jknutson@metrohealth.org, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, and Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • Amy S. Friedl, afriedl@metrohealth.org, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • Kristine M. Hansen, khansen1@metrohealth.org, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • Mary Y. Harley, mharley@metrohealth.org, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • A.M. Barrett, a.m.barrett@emory.edu, Emory University and Atlanta VA Health Care System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. • Preeti Raghavan, praghav3@jhmi.edu, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. • Ela B. Plow, plowe2@ccf.org, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • Douglas D. Gunzler, dgunzler@metrohealth.org, The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. • John Chae, jchae@metrohealth.org, The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	Investigator initiated clinical trial; Jayme S. Knutson (Principal Investigator) jknutson@metrohealth.org
Role of sponsor {5c}	This is an investigator initiated clinical trial. Therefore, the funders played no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.