Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on the somatosensory recovery after stroke
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0002496
- Lead Sponsor
- lsan Univeristy Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Patients with stroke who had a decreased somatosensation in the contralateral side of the brain lesion were recruited. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients within 1 month of their first-ever unilateral ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke; (2) the motor strength of the affected upper extremity is at least grade 1 on the Medical Research Council scale; and (3) sufficient cognitive function to follow simple commands (Mini-Mental State Examination score = 20).
(1) difficulty in communicating with aphasia or severe dysarthria; (2) moderate to severe spasticity in all joints of the affected limb (Modi?ed Ashworth Scale score = 2); (3) serious vision or visual perception impairments; and (4) a history of diabetic neuropathy and/or other peripheral neuropathies; and (5) other severe psychological, neuromuscular, or orthopedic diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Erasmus MC modifications to the Nottingham Sensory Assessment & Revised Nottingham Sensory Assessment ;Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Manual function test; modified Brunnstrom classification;Korean version of the modified Barthel index; functional ambulation category