The offline effects of brain stimulation(transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS) on postural balance control after stroke.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Stroke, CVA, beroerte
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24501
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Only people over 18 years old in the chronic phase after experiencing a unilateral stroke (> 6 months in the past) that resulted in hemi pareses will be recruited for this study.
Furthermore, healthy controls of similar age and with a similar male:female ratio and 10 healthy young controls (18 - 30 years) will be enrolled in the study for the tDCS sessions only.
Exclusion Criteria
With regard to transcranial brain stimulation:
Serious head trauma or head surgery in the past. Large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the upper body (except for dental fillings and wire). Implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator (too close to the head) or Venous Access Port. Participated in a TMS or tCS study less than 1 year ago. Pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main outcome variable is the reaction time in reaction time tasks and the onset of balance recovery responses. <br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Structural MRI based markers to explain the anticipated variability on the main outcome variable within people after stroke.