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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Risk of Falls and Lower Limb Function for Acute Stroke

NCT02422173 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-04-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown promising results in the modulation of cortical excitability and the promotion of neuronal plasticity after stroke. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three different montages of tDCS (anodal, cathodal and bilateral) in reducing the risk of falls and recovery of lower limb function in acute stroke patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation

The active electrode is placed on the affected hemisphere

DEVICE

Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation

The active electrode is placed on the unaffected hemisphere

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Bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation

The cathode and anode is positioned as active electrodes on the unaffected and affected hemisphere,respectively.

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Sham transcranial direct current stimulation

Placebo stimulation, with emission current by only 30 seconds

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Paraíba

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-04-30

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