Impact of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation on Motor Recuperation
Not Applicable
Suspended
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Interventions
- Device: tDCS (ELDITH)
- Registration Number
- NCT01544699
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
- Brief Summary
tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions with superior or inferior limb.
- Detailed Description
tDCS will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions such as motor functions with superior or inferior limb.
tDCS will be applied in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised fashion. Behavioural data will be collected before and after tDCS, as well as brain functional imaging data.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- SUSPENDED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
- stroke with at least slight deficit in superior or inferior limb
Exclusion Criteria
- epilepsy
- contraindication to tDCS and/or to fMRI
- presence of metal in the head
- inability to understand/complete behavioural tasks
- chronic intake of alcohol or recreative drugs
- major health condition
- presence of pacemaker
- pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Real stimulation tDCS (ELDITH) real tDCS (well, that's the way it is I am not gonna change it) Sham tDCS (ELDITH) sham tDCS
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in motor function before/after tDCS Baseline (>6 months after stroke), immediately after intervention (30min of tDCS), 10-20-30-40-50-60 min after intervention; long-term after intervention : 1-2-3-4 weeks Motor performance improvement with inferior or superior limb
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Neurology, CHU Mont-Godinne
🇧🇪Yvoir,, Namur,, Belgium