Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in chronic stroke patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Stroke.Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160424027562N8
- Lead Sponsor
- Semnan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
All patients should be able to stand and sit independently on a standard seat
All the patients should be more than 6 months poststroke
The spasticity score of plantarflexor muscles should be smaller than 3 in the modified Ashworth scale
Stroke patients should be in the chronic stage
Exclusion Criteria
Medical condition (apart from the stroke) that impair patients balance
Cognition deficiency
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time of Timed Up and Go test. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: By chronometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Berg Balance Scale. Timepoint: Before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.