Association Between the tDCS and FDS for Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Device: Foot Drop Stimulatio - Neuro Orthosis; Device: Transcranial direct brain stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04077814

tDCS_FDS_2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of tDCS combined with foot drop stimulation (FDS) on gait rehabilitation of post-stroke subjects with mild and moderate compromise.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke diagnosis.
• Mild, moderate or severe hemiparesis (chronic stroke - at least 6 months)
• Minimal cognitive ability to understand commands
• Able to walk 10 meters unassisted or with minimal assistance

Exclusion criteria

• No current use of antiepileptic drugs for seizures
• Secondary musculoskeletal disorder involving the lower limb
• Contraindication for electrical stimulation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

ShamtDCS+FDS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Chronic stroke patients submitted to Foot Drop Stimulation (FDS) + Sham Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS)

Treatment:

Device: Foot Drop Stimulatio - Neuro Orthosis

tDCS+FDS

Experimental group

Description:

Chronic stroke patients submitted to Foot Drop Stimulation (FDS) + Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS)

Treatment:

Device: Transcranial direct brain stimulation

Device: Foot Drop Stimulatio - Neuro Orthosis