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Study objective To evaluate the effect of robotic-assisted gait training combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as compared to that of robotic-assisted gait training on gait function of chronic stroke patients
Subjects chronic stroke patients with gait impairment
Methods
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Robot + anodal tDCS | Experimental | Robotic-assisted gait training for 45 min after anodal tDCS on impaired motor cortex for 20 min |
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| Robot + sham tDCS | Sham Comparator | Robotic-assisted gait training for 45 min after sham tDCS on impaired motor cortex for 20 min |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| tDCS | Device | tDCS will be applied on the primary motor cortex of the lower limb in the impared hemisphere before robotic-assisted gait training. Anodal tDCS will be applied with an intensity of 2mA for 20 min. Sham tDCS will be applied with an intensity of 2mA just for 1 min, after which the current will be slowly tapered down to 0 over a several seconds. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) | Assesses functional ambulation in patients undergoing physical therapy | Baseline |
| Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) | Assesses functional ambulation in patients undergoing physical therapy | 1 day after treatment |
| Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) | Assesses functional ambulation in patients undergoing physical therapy | 4 weeks after treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 10-meter walk test | Time for walking 10 meters | Baseline |
| 10-meter walk test | Time for walking 10 meters | 1 day after treatment |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Byung-Mo Oh, MD, PhD | Seoul National University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Seoul National University Hospital | Seoul | 110-744 | South Korea |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020521 | Stroke |
| ID | Term |
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| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
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| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
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| Robotic-assisted gait training | Device | Robotic-assisted gait training with an exoskeletal type robot which simulates normal walking on a treadmill for patients with gait impairments |
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| 10-meter walk test | Time for walking 10 meters | 4 weeks after treatment |
| 6-min walk test | Walking distance for 6 min | Baseline |
| 6-min walk test | Walking distance for 6 min | 1 day after treatment |
| 6-min walk test | Walking distance for 6 min | 4 weeks after treatment |
| Modified Rankin's Scale | Baseline |
| Modified Rankin's Scale | 1 day after treatment |
| Modified Rankin's Scale | 4 weeks after treatment |
| Fugl-Meyer assessment scale for lower extremity | Assess the function of lower extremity in stroke patients | Baseline |
| Fugl-Meyer assessment scale for lower extremity | Assess the function of lower extremity in stroke patients | 1 day after treatment |
| Fugl-Meyer assessment scale for lower extremity | Assess the function of lower extremity in stroke patients | 4 weeks after treatment |
| Motor evoked potential | Assess motor pathway from brain cortex to the muscle by transcranial magnetic stimulation | Baseline |
| Motor evoked potential | Assess motor pathway from brain cortex to the muscle by transcranial magnetic stimulation | 1 day after treatment |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |