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on-invasive Current Stimulation in Acute Posterior-circulation Stroke patients with High Risk for Falling (NAPS trial)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the circulatory system
Registration Number
KCT0006817
Lead Sponsor
Korea University Ansan Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with acute posterior-circulation stroke who were hospitalized within 7 days of onset of symptoms of accompanied by ataxia.
2. Patients agreed for informed conscent.
3. First-ever stroke patients
4. Patients who can understand the content and purpose of test and study.
5. High risk for falling measured through Tinetti test with a score of 18 or less

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have difficulty making voluntary participation decisions due to lack of decision-making ability.
2. Patients who have other etiologies that could contribute to gait or balance control, such as visual impairment, vestibular dysfunction, proprioception impairment, or degenerative/inflammatory diseases.
3. Patients with history of seizure
4. Patients who are scheduled for surgical treatment and interventional treatment as priority.
5. Patents using implantable medical devices.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tinetti test
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Falls Self-Efficiency Scale (FES-I);Beck Depression Invention (BDI);Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI);Gait and balance analysis
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