Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Robotic Therapy in Upper Limb Motor Recovery After Stroke

NCT02496026 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-08-13

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Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) integrated with wrist robot-assisted treatment. In detail, the anodal stimulation on the impaired hemisphere will be used associated with a robotic treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS plus wrist robot therapy

Patients receive robotic rehabilitation session while tDCS stimulator is switched on

DEVICE

Sham tDCS plus wrist robot therapy

Patients receive robotic rehabilitation session while tDCS stimulator is switched off.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Auxilium Vitae Volterra

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Federico Posteraro, MD · Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Centre

  • Stefano Mazzoleni, PhD · The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-20
Completion
2017-12-22

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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