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rTMS and Conventional Physical Therapy After Stroke

NCT01875536 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2013-06-12

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Summary

Given previous evidence that non invasive brain stimulation enhances the effects of conventional therapies, this randomized sham-controlled trial with 4-weeks follow-up aimed to determine if the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)combined with conventional physical therapy (VRT) would be superior to physical therapy in improving upper limb function and quality of life with chronic stroke individuals.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

rTMS

The subjects were seated in a comfortable chair with head and arm rests. Focal TMS of the motor cortex was performed with a 70-mm figure-8 coil attached to magnetic stimulator stimulation parameters : frequency of 1Hz on the uninjured hemisphere by stroke; 1500 pulses with an intensity of 90% of MT 10 sessions of rTMS, one per day, always before conventional physical therapy

BEHAVIORAL

conventional physical therapy

The physical therapy program was composed of the activities of flexibility, transfer and posture, strength, coordination, balance, and sensory stimulation. The physical therapy was applied for about 30 minutes, three days per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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