tDCS on Motor Rehabiliation of Post Stroke Patients
Stroke, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stroke
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary or recurrent, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, confirmed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging
- Chronic Stroke (> 3 months)
- Sensorimotor sequelae in an upper limb due to stroke
- Score ≥ 18 at Folstein Mini Mental State Examination
Exclusion Criteria:
• Prior neurological diseases
- Multiple brain lesions
- Metal implant in the skull and face
- Pacemaker
- History of seizures
- Epilepsy
- Pregnancy
- Hemodynamic instability
- Traumatic orthopedic injuries of upper limb that compromise the function
- Altered medication for less than 3 months or who underwent botulinum toxin for less than 6 months
- Performing physical therapy elsewhere during the period of intervention
- Patients who do not present RMT in the healthy hemisphere.
Sites / Locations
- Federal University of Pernambuco, Applied Neuroscience Laboratory
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Anodal tDCS + physical therapy
Cathodal tDCS + physical therapy
Sham tDCS + physical therapy
tDCS will be applied with duration of 20 minutes, intensity of 2 mA where anodal electrode will be on the affected hemisphere and the cathodal electrode, on the contralateral supraorbital region. After tDCS, patients will be submitted to 40 minutes of physical therapy protocol. Experimental sessions will be repeated five times per week to complete 10 sessions
tDCS will be applied with duration of 20 minutes, intensity of 2 mA where cathodal electrode will be on the affected hemisphere and the anodal electrode, on the contralateral supraorbital region. After tDCS, patients will be submitted to 40 minutes of physical therapy protocol. Experimental sessions will be repeated five times per week to complete 10 sessions
tDCS will be applied with duration of 20 minutes, intensity of 2 mA where anodal electrode will be on the affected hemisphere and the cathodal electrode, on the contralateral supraorbital region. Sham tDCS will be performed by ramping current flow for the first 10 seconds of stimulation, but switching the stimulator off after 30 seconds After tDCS, patients will be submitted to 40 minutes of physical therapy protocol. Experimental sessions will be repeated five times per week to complete 10 sessions