Immediate Effect of Electrical Stimulation on the Scalp on heart measurements in patients with Stroke
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- HemiparesisC10.228.140.300.775
- Registration Number
- RBR-8tqs3cc
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Nove de Julho
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Hemiparetic adults diagnosed with Chronic Stroke; with lesions in the left or right hemisphere; aged between 49 and 71 years; able to walk independently; have signed the consent document
Exclusion Criteria
Participants with cognitive deficits; visual impairment; severe heart problems; pacemaker use; transcranial Direct Current Stimulation contraindications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that the intervention will improve the sympathetic vagal balance of individuals with stroke, which will be evaluated through Heart Rate Variability (HRV), measured by a heart rate monitor (Polar® RS800 CX) in the following periods: baseline (Heart Rate Variability-1) for 10 minutes; after 6-minute walk test (6MWT) for 2 minutes (Heart Rate Variability-2), and after transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for 2 minutes (Heart Rate Variability-3).<br>Heart Rate Variability data will be analyzed and mapped using the Heart Rate Variability Analysis program, in the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) format and will be expressed in normalized units. After normalization, the absolute powers obtained in relation to the absolute powers obtained in the respective predefined frequency ranges: low frequency (LF) from 0.04 to 0.15 Hz and high frequency (HF) from 0.15 to 0.4 Hz<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that the intervention will improve the Functional Capacity (FC) of individuals with stroke, the Functional Capacity will be evaluated by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) (meters) in two moments: pre (6MWT-1) and post-transcranial Direct Current Stimularion (6MWT-2), following the standards established by the American Thoracic Society.