The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of tDCS combined with FES on upper limb rehabilitation of post-stroke subjects with moderate and severe compromise.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
51
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) + Sham Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS)
Real Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) + Real Transcranial direct brain stimulation (tDCS)
Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Upper-limb reaching analysis evaluated by means of the 3-D motion analysis system (BTS SMART DX 400)
3-D motion analysis system
Time frame: Change from Pre to Post 1 (after the 10th session) and Post 3 (3 months follow-up)
Grip force assessed by means of dynamometer
Evaluated by means of dynamometer (Jamar)
Time frame: Change from Pre to Post 1 (after the 10th session) and Post 3 (3 months follow-up)
Manual dexterity assessed by means of the block and box test
Block and box test
Time frame: Change from Pre to Post 1 (after the 10th session) and Post 3 (3 months follow-up)
Quality of life assessed by means of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SSQOL)
Questionnaire
Time frame: Change from Pre to Post 1 (after the 10th session) and Post 3 (3 months follow-up)
Muscular tone assessed by the Modified Ashworth Scale
Modified Ashworth Scale
Time frame: Change from Pre to Post 1 (after the 10th session) and Post 3 (3 months follow-up)
Assessment of Sensorimotor Recovery After Stroke by the Fugl-Meyer scale
Fugl-Meyer scale
Time frame: Change from Pre to Post 1 (after the 10th session) and Post 3 (3 months follow-up)
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