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tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions with superior or inferior limb.
tDCS will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions such as motor functions with superior or inferior limb.
tDCS will be applied in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised fashion. Behavioural data will be collected before and after tDCS, as well as brain functional imaging data.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real stimulation | Active Comparator | real tDCS (well, that's the way it is I am not gonna change it) |
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| Sham | Sham Comparator | sham tDCS |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tDCS (ELDITH) | Device | tdcs (ELDITH, Neuroconn, Ilmenau, Germany) transcranial direct current stimulation |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change in motor function before/after tDCS | Motor performance improvement with inferior or superior limb | Baseline (>6 months after stroke), immediately after intervention (30min of tDCS), 10-20-30-40-50-60 min after intervention; long-term after intervention : 1-2-3-4 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Neurology, CHU Mont-Godinne | Yvoir | Namur, | Belgium |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33175411 | Derived | Elsner B, Kugler J, Pohl M, Mehrholz J. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning, in people after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 11;11(11):CD009645. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009645.pub4. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020521 | Stroke |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
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| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |