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Anodal and Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Recovery

NCT01601392 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study will to compare the long-term effect of anodal versus cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on motor recovery in subacute stroke patients. Forty patients with subacute ischemic stroke will randomly assigned to one of three groups: Anodal, Cathodal and Sham. Each group will receive tDCS at an intensity of 2mA for 25 minutes daily for 6 consecutive days over the affected (Anodal, Sham) or unaffected (Cathodal) motor cortex. Patients will be assessed with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), the Barthel index (BI) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) muscle strength scale at baseline, after end of the 6th tDCS session, and then 1, 2 and 3 months later. Motor cortical excitability will be measured at baseline and after the 6th session in both hemispheres.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

transcranial direct current stimulation (Anodal)

The anodal group will receive tDCS for 25 minutes at 2mA daily for 6 consecutive days on the affected hemisphere.

PROCEDURE

transcranial direct current stimulation (Cathodal)

The Cathodal group will receive tDCS for 25 minutes at 2mA daily for 6 consecutive days on the unaffected hemisphere.

PROCEDURE

transcranial direct current stimulation (Sham)

The sham group will receive sham tDCS for 25 minutes daily for 6 consecutive days on the affected hemisphere.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dina Hatem Elhammady

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eman M Khedr, Professor · Assiut University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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