NCT02610387

The Effects of tDCS Combined With Balance Training on Lower Limbs Spasticity in Chronic Stroke Patients

The Effects of tDCS Combined With Balance Training on Lower Limbs Spasticity in Chronic Stroke Patients ( A Randomized Controlled Trial)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Spasticity is one of the most common disorders in patients with central nervous system diseases such as stroke. Transcranial direct current stimulation stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive tool that can be used to modulate cortical excitability of the leg motor area, and the spinal motor circuits as well. Objective:The objectives of this study is to examine the efficacy of anodal tDCS combined with Biodex balance training on lower limbs spasticity in chronic stroke patients using laboratory and clinical assessments.

Detailed description

In a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blinded clinical study, hemiplegic chronic stroke patients are randomized to receive active tDCS delivered to lesioned leg motor cortex (CZ) or sham combined with balance training with Biodex balance system. Experimental group receive tDCS stimulation (2mA) for 20 min, 5 sessions in five days paired with 20 min balance training.

Conditions

• Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)	Participants underwent tDCS(2mA) brain stimulation for 20 minutes plus balance training for 20 minutes for 5 consecutive days.
DEVICE	Sham tDCS	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 plus balance training for 20 minutes for 5 consecutive days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-12
• Primary completion: 2017-12-20
• Completion: 2017-12-20
• First posted: 2015-11-20
• Last updated: 2017-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran