Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Electrical Stimulation on the Recovery of Ideomotor Apraxia of the Upper Limbs
Lead Sponsor:
Clinica di Riabilitazione Toscana Spa
Collaborating Sponsors:
FONDAZIONE GIANFRANCO SALVINI ONLUS
Conditions:
Apraxia, Ideomotor
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Limbs apraxia is a motor disorder whose characteristic is the inability or difficulty to perform intentional movements of the limbs (gestures), most frequently involving the upper limbs. Recent litera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects of both gender, with ischaemic stroke;
- Left hemispheric injury documented by neuroimaging examination;
- Cerebrovascular disease onset within the first 30 days;
- Presence of ideomotor apraxia as documented by a score \< 53 in the De Renzi's test;
- Intact semantic skills as documented by normal performance on the Auditory or Visual Word Comprehension subtest of the Neuropsychological Examination for Aphasia (E. N. P. A.);
- Full comprehension skills as documented by normal performance in the sub-test of oral or orthographic comprehension (Auditory or Visual Words Comprehension) of the Neuropsychological Examination for Aphasia (E. N. P. A.);
- Age between 20 and 80 years;
- Any schooling;
- Patient's informed consent signature.
Exclusion
- Comprehension and/or semantics deficit as documented by E. N. P. A.;
- Pre-existing psychiatric and/or neurological pathology;
- Failure to sign the patient's and/or caregiver's informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05259176
Start Date
February 2 2022
End Date
March 1 2024
Last Update
September 7 2023
Active Locations (1)
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CLINICA DI RIABILITAZIONE TOSCANA Spa
Montevarchi, Arezzo, Italy, 52025