Improvement of a severe hand function disorder after stroke by a facilitating 1mA tDCS over the ispiläsionale primary motor cortex.

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Hand function disorder after stroke; G81.9; Hemiplegia, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00011315
• Lead Sponsor: VAMED Klinik Kipfenberg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Suspended
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 158

Inclusion Criteria

first stroke
severe hand function disorder

Exclusion Criteria

1. Demential impairment defined by the Minimental Status Examination = 24 (Folstein et al., 1975),
2. Depression defined by the Beck's Depression Inventory <18 (Beck et al., 1996)),
3. Aphasia, apraxia, neglect, or visual impairment
4. Coexisting psychiatric or neurological disorders
5. Consuming diseases or impaired bodily or mental fitness
6. Non-executable persons and persons in official or judicial custody.
7. Contraindications for transcranial magnetic stimulation (electromagnetic body implants, such as any metal implanted in the head (except the mouth), cochlear implants, implanted brain stimulators, ocular implants, aneurysm clips or stents, cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, implanted medication pumps or intracardiac lines, significant heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, hearing loss, history of epilepsy, dementia, head trauma, increased intracranial pressure, or central nervous system (CNS) tumors).

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The motor function of the affected hand is examined by means of two hand function tests ( Wolf Motor Hand Function Test, Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients). The investigations are carried out in each case immediately before and after the 2-week intervention.