Status:
COMPLETED
tDCS and Robotic Therapy in Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital of Ferrara
Conditions:
Stroke
Upper Extremity Impairments
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
After stroke a limited motor recovery in the paretic upper limb accounts for a large proportion of the disabling sequelae. Only about 15% of those with initial complete upper limb paralysis after stro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females subjects. Age \> 18 years.
- Diagnosis of first ischemic stroke
- Impairment of the upper limb
- Trunk control defined in the Trunk-Control Test (TCT), with a score \> 50.
Exclusion
- anyone who does not have adequate understanding of verbal or written information in Italian sufficient to complete any test
- Impaired cognitive functioning: score less than 24 on the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
- contraindications to single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)(TMS will be used to measure cortical excitability): presence of a history of epilepsy, frequent headaches or neck pain, implantable devices (ventriculoperitoneal shunts, pacemakers, intrathecal pumps, intracranial metal implants)
- Contraindications to tDCS: intracranial metal implants that can be stimulated, incorrectly positioned or over-heated by the electric current
- Neurological or psychiatric pathology
- severe cardio-pulmonary, renal, hepatic diseases
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01828398
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
November 1 2013
Last Update
January 16 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Ferrara University Hospital
Ferrara, Italy