Impact of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation on Motor Recuperation

University Hospital of Mont-Godinne

Status: Suspended

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Device: tDCS (ELDITH)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01544699

B039201212957(2)

Details and patient eligibility

About

tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions with superior or inferior limb.

Full description

tDCS will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions such as motor functions with superior or inferior limb.

tDCS will be applied in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised fashion. Behavioural data will be collected before and after tDCS, as well as brain functional imaging data.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• stroke with at least slight deficit in superior or inferior limb

Exclusion criteria

• epilepsy
• contraindication to tDCS and/or to fMRI
• presence of metal in the head
• inability to understand/complete behavioural tasks
• chronic intake of alcohol or recreative drugs
• major health condition
• presence of pacemaker
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Real stimulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

real tDCS (well, that's the way it is I am not gonna change it)

Treatment:

Device: tDCS (ELDITH)

Sham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

sham tDCS

Treatment:

Device: tDCS (ELDITH)