NCT01875536

rTMS and Conventional Physical Therapy After Stroke

Efficacy of Coupling Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Conventional Physical Therapy to Reduce Upper Limb Spasticity in Stroke Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Given previous evidence that non invasive brain stimulation enhances the effects of conventional therapies, this randomized sham-controlled trial with 4-weeks follow-up aimed to determine if the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)combined with conventional physical therapy (VRT) would be superior to physical therapy in improving upper limb function and quality of life with chronic stroke individuals.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	rTMS	The subjects were seated in a comfortable chair with head and arm rests. Focal TMS of the motor cortex was performed with a 70-mm figure-8 coil attached to magnetic stimulator stimulation parameters : frequency of 1Hz on the uninjured hemisphere by stroke; 1500 pulses with an intensity of 90% of MT 10 sessions of rTMS, one per day, always before conventional physical therapy
BEHAVIORAL	conventional physical therapy	The physical therapy program was composed of the activities of flexibility, transfer and posture, strength, coordination, balance, and sensory stimulation. The physical therapy was applied for about 30 minutes, three days per week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2013-06-12
• Last updated: 2013-06-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil