NCT02209922

The Effects of tDCS Combined With Balance Training on Postural Control in Chronic Stroke Patients

The Effects of tDCS Combined With Balance Training on Postural Control in Chronic Stroke Patients ( A Randomized Controlled Trial)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose: The incidence of stroke in low-to-middle income countries is increasing .Balance impairment and falling negatively impact function of stroke patients. Mobility is based on successful postural control and about 30% of individuals with stroke are unable to ambulate without assistance.Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a new promising tool for motor recovery in neurological disease.This can be addressed through a tDCS intervention. Objective:The objectives of this study is to examine the efficacy of anodal tDCS combined with Biodex balance training on postural control in chronic stroke patients using laboratory and clinical assessments. The following essential treatment components; a) active tDCS stimulation paired with Biodex balance training, b)sham tDCS paired with Biodex balance training program. To identify combinations effects of tDCS stimulation plus balance training . Hypothesis: Anodal tDCS targeting leg motor area (CZ) for 5-days plus Biodex balance training, will significantly improve stroke clients' balance and functional mobility. Double blinded sham -controlled randomized tDCS stimulation Arms Assigned Interventions Experimental: Arm 1 tDCS brain stimulation and simultaneous balance training Participants underwent Active tDCS brain stimulation (20 minutes) and simultaneous balance training(20 minutes) for 5 consecutive days. No Intervention: Arm 2 Sham tDCS brain stimulation (20 minutes) and simultaneous balance training

Detailed description

Participants underwent tDCS(2mA) brain stimulation (20 minutes) and simultaneous balance training(20 minutes) for 5 consecutive days, All outcome measures will be measured in 4 time points: pre-test, post-test after 10 sessions of intervention, and after 1 week and 1 months post intervention as follow ups.

Conditions

• Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)	Participants underwent tDCS(2mA) brain stimulation (20 minutes) and simultaneous balance training(20 minutes) for 5 consecutive days,for 1 week.
DEVICE	Sham	During sham stimulation, the current ramped up for 30 seconds, ramped back down for 30 seconds, and then remained off for the duration of the stimulation then and simultaneous balance training(20 minutes) for 5 consecutive days,for 1 week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-08-01
• Completion: 2017-08-01
• First posted: 2014-08-06
• Last updated: 2017-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran