Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Acute Stroke Walking

University of Liege

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Acute Stroke

Treatments: Device: Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04349488

2016/287

Details and patient eligibility

About

16 acute stroke patients will be split into 2 groups. One group will receive the real treatment (anodal tDCS) and one group sham.

Subjects will receive, in addition to conventional rehabilitation, 2mA for 20 mins of their attributed tDCS, 5 times a week.

Evaluations will take place before the first stimulation period (48h post stroke), after 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks.

The evaluations are the Four Square Step Test, the Berg Balance Scale, the Postural Assessment Scale For Stroke, the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Time Up & Go and the 10 meter walking test.

Enrollment: 16 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First Ever Stroke
• Motor or sensory deficit
• Understands and follows orders
• Signed inform consent

Exclusion criteria

• One Yes on the medium and high risk sections of the TSST (Bornheim et al.,2019)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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16 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Anode placed over the affected primary motor cortex, cathode over contralateral supra orbital area. 2 mA, 20min stimulation, 5 days a week for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Device: Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Anode montage but current is ramped up over 15 secondes, then ramped down. 2 mA, 20min stimulation, 5 days a week for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Device: Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation