Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on stroke

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Ischemic Stroke.
Cerebellar stroke syndrome
G46.4

Registration Number: IRCT20190927044895N1

Lead Sponsor: Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Having informed consent to participate in the study.
A chronic stroke patient (> 3 months) diagnosed by imaging.
Having at least 40 and up to 80 years of age and right-handedness.
Having spent at least 3 months since infarction.
Having a marked motor deficiency in the upper and lower extremities with cerebrovascular injury.
Having at least mild cognitive impairment based on measuring instruments.
Having mild depression symptoms based on the hamilton depression rating scale.

Exclusion Criteria

1- Suicidal thoughts or risks that could not maintain stable dose of medication.
Psychiatric disorder and drug use.
Having a history of head injury and epileptic seizures, Epilepsy and head injury and pregnancy.
Having no use of tDCS or fMRI.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional connectivity. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test. Method of measurement: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.;Motor Learning. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Fugl-Meyer Test.;Cognitive functions. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Montreal Cognitive Assessment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.;Attention. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Selective and Divided Attention Test.;Balance. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale.