Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of tDCS Combined With mCIMT or Mental Practice in Poststroke Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate systematically and controlled the effectiveness of mental practice techniques and modified constraint- induced movement therapy (mCIMT)in the treatment of post-stroke patie...

Detailed Description

Eighty-four patients chronic post-stroke will be recruited to participate in the study. After screening to check the eligibility criteria and giving informed consent, the patients will be randomized i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • chronic stroke (\> 6 months)
  • score ≥ 20 at the Folstein Mini Mental State Examination
  • score ≤ 3 at the Ashworth Scale
  • score ≤ 4 at the Visual Analog Pain Scale

Exclusion

  • multiple brain lesions
  • medication for treatment of spasticity
  • attention deficit
  • deficit in perceptual ability and motivation to follow the instructions for the mental training
  • pregnant
  • pacemaker
  • metal implant in the region of the skull and face
  • history of convulsion
  • epilepsy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01879787

Start Date

January 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2014

Last Update

April 13 2015

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Applied Neuroscience Laboratory

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 50740-560