Immediate effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on upper extremity performance under dual-task condition in stroke
- Conditions
- Stroke.Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190922044839N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Age over 18 years
Physical ability to complete the motor activities required in examine by the examiner (ability to tap with the finger and perform a Purdepeg board test)
Awareness and ability to communicate with the examiner and therapist
Level of cognition enough to understand the test (score 22 or higher on the short test of mental state by the examiner)
Score less than 18 upper limbs in the Fugel_Meyer test
The first unilateral stroke that is at least 4 weeks old
Confirmation of a stroke by one of the methods of brain imaging by a doctor
Contraindications to tDCS include: having a pacemaker, metal implants, a history of seizures, a skin rash, allergies or sores where the electrodes are placed, and cranial skin sensitivity.
Severe upper limb pain (visual pain scale greater than 5)
speech problem
Existence of orthopedic or neurological disorder in the upper limb involved
Upper extremity spasticity of less than 2 or more than 15 on the modified Ashworth scale
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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