NCT05330988

Post-stroke Fatigue, Inflammation, tDCS

Effects of tDCS on Post-stroke Fatigue and Inflammation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Fatigue is a common condition after an individual has a stroke. While the negative impacts of post-stroke fatigue are well known, the knowledge of the causes of post-stroke fatigue and effective treatments for post-stroke fatigue are lacking. This small study will investigate the possible benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which uses small electrical currents supplied by a 9-volt battery, on post-stroke fatigue and investigate tDCS' possible anti-inflammatory effects.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Fatigue
• Chronic Stroke
• Stroke Sequelae

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS)	The 1x1 platform is the most state-of-the-art, customizable, and reliable platform for pad-based Transcranial Electrical Stimulation.
DEVICE	sham stimulation	The 1x1 platform is the most state-of-the-art, customizable, and reliable platform for pad-based Transcranial Electrical Stimulation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-12
• Primary completion: 2023-10-31
• Completion: 2024-03-01
• First posted: 2022-04-15
• Last updated: 2024-12-10
• Results posted: 2024-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study