Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation for Upper-limb Rehabilitation After Stroke

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Device: Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES); Device: Combination of Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS) and FES

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02818608

APAPS2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of tDCS combined with FES on upper limb rehabilitation of post-stroke subjects with moderate and severe compromise.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke diagnosis and moderate or severe hemiparesis (chronic stroke - at least 6 months of disease)
• Ability to reach 60 degrees in the shoulder flexion
• Minimal cognitive ability to understand commands
• No current use of antiepileptic drugs for seizures

Exclusion criteria

• Painful shoulder, adhesive capsulitis or glenohumeral subluxation
• Contraindication for electrical stimulation (presence of metallic implants) or risks for the tDCS, as evaluated by means of a standard questionnaire

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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51 participants in 2 patient groups

Functional electrical stimulation (FES)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Chronic stroke patients submitted to functional electrical stimulation (FES).

Treatment:

Device: Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)

Combination of transcranial direct current stimulation and FES

Experimental group

Description:

Chronic stroke patients submitted to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and functional and to functional electrical stimulation (FES).

Treatment:

Device: Combination of Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS) and FES