Single Session of Anodal Cerebellar vs Cerebral Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Patients

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Anodal tDCS cerebellar stimulation group; Other: Anodal tDCS cerebral (M1) stimulation group; Other: sham group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05129683

REC/01141 Qurat Study1

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the effect of anodal cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) vs anodal cerebral direct current stimulation on balance, mobility and cognition in stroke patients in stroke patients

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ability to give written consent.
• Able to walk unassisted
• Functional status allowing the participants to participate in the balance training.
• Score 6 or above on Johns Hopkins fall risk assessment tool

Exclusion criteria

• Neurological diseases, such as Parkinson, Alzheimer
• Any history of psychological illnesses
• Receipt of electrotherapy that might affect the nervous system in the two weeks prior to the study
• Cerebellar disorders
• use of any sedative medicines in the two days prior to the study
• any symptoms of amnesia and depression;
• Memory disorders with scores below 21 on the Mini Mental Status Examination test
• Any signs of severe motor disorders in the lower extremity which cause any movement limitation or deformity
• Any signs of radiculopathy or root lumbar spinal cord involvement
• Any visual or auditory impairment, or vertigo reports
• Use of a heart rate regulator
• Any structural deformities in the lower extremities or the spine
• Any abnormalities in the vestibular system
• History of recent fracture
• Inability to move without assistance

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 3 patient groups

Anodal tDCS cerebellar stimulation group:

Experimental group

Description:

Anodal tDCS cerebellar stimulation

Treatment:

Other: Anodal tDCS cerebellar stimulation group

Anodal tDCS cerebral (M1) stimulation group:

Experimental group

Description:

Anodal tDCS cerebral (M1) stimulation

Treatment:

Other: Anodal tDCS cerebral (M1) stimulation group

Sham Group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham: Single-session a-tDCS (2 mA, 20 min),

Treatment:

Other: sham group