Can transcranial direct current stimulation reduce hemispatial neglect? A study of ipsilateral activation and contralateral inhibitio

Completed

Conditions: hemispatial neglect
stroke
10007963

Registration Number: NL-OMON40009

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

Left hemispatial neglect after right hemispheric lesions. This will be verified using CT and/or MRI scans
Age: >18 years
Right handed
At least 4 months after CVA, based on study of Nijboer et al., 2013 Cortex.
Inclusion till Sept 1st 2014

Exclusion Criteria

Language and communication deficits,
Evidence of bilateral cortical damage
Epilepsy
psychiatric disturbances and/or alcohol/drug addiction
Eczema on head skin, damage of head skin
Metal in head

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The current study aims to assess the short-term effects of bilateral tDCS on<br /><br>chronic neglect. We anticipate that this type of stimulation will result in a<br /><br>larger reduction in the attentional imbalance between the two cerebral<br /><br>hemispere compared to placebo treatment. This will be measured using the<br /><br>conventional subtests of the Behavioural inattention test. (BIT).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>In addition, possible long-term effects (after four weeks) of repeated<br /><br>stimulation will be investigated, together with a generalisation to<br /><br>sensorimotor function and activities of daily living (ADL). This will be<br /><br>assessed using the BIT, line bisection, Gainotti copying task, pressure<br /><br>sensitivity (von Frey hairs), finger position sense (somatosensory function),<br /><br>finger tapping (motor control) and the Barthel Index (ADL function).</p><br>