Impact of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, Associated With Upper Limb Robot-assisted Therapy, on Motor Recuperation

Impact of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, Associated With Upper Limb Robot-assisted Therapy, on Motor Recuperation

tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) and robot assisted therapy (RAT) will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions with upper limb.

tDCS and RAT will be used in chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions such as motor functions with upper limb.

tDCS will be applied in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised fashion. A session of RAT will be associated with tDCS/placebo. Behavioural data will be collected before and after tDCS, associated with RAT.

Inclusion Criteria:

• stroke with at least slight deficit in upper limb

Exclusion Criteria:

• epilepsy
• contraindication to tDCS
• presence of metal in the head
• inability to understand/complete behavioural tasks
• chronic intake of alcohol or recreative drugs
• major health condition (e.g. terminal renal failure, instable heart failure etc …)
• pregnancy