Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with constraint-induced movement therapy on cortical reorganization and functional outcome
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Nervous System Diseasesstroke
- Registration Number
- PACTR201803003148269
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
ischemic stroke in the territory of the middle cerebral artery at least 6 months prior to enrollment
-age ranged from 45 to 60 years old
-no previous or subsequent strokes
-at least 10 degrees active wrist dorsiflexion and extension of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the thumb and at least 2 additional digits 10 degrees at enrollment
Exclusion Criteria
spasticity of grade 3 or more
other neurologic or orthopedic disorders that could influence upper extremity function
history of neurosurgery or epilepsy
metallic implants within the brain
cardiac pacemaker
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method functional abilities of affected upper extremity ;ipsilesional and contralesional cortical excitability using motor evoked potentials
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method correlation between functional improvement and changes in cortical excitability