Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Acute Stroke Walking

University of Liege16 enrolled

Overview

16 acute stroke patients will be split into 2 groups. One group will receive the real treatment (anodal tDCS) and one group sham. Subjects will receive, in addition to conventional rehabilitation, 2mA for 20 mins of their attributed tDCS, 5 times a week. Evaluations will take place before the first stimulation period (48h post stroke), after 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks. The evaluations are the Four Square Step Test, the Berg Balance Scale, the Postural Assessment Scale For Stroke, the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Time Up \& Go and the 10 meter walking test.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Acute Stroke

Interventions

Anodal Transcranial Direct Current StimulationDEVICE

Subjects received a micro-current through their scalp to induce cortical and subcortical changes

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * First Ever Stroke * Motor or sensory deficit * Understands and follows orders * Signed inform consent Exclusion Criteria: • One Yes on the medium and high risk sections of the TSST (Bornheim et al.,2019)

Locations (1)

Liege Univeristy Hospital

Liège, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes Four Square Step Test

The subject is required to sequentially step over four canes set-up in a cross configuration on the ground. The faster the score, the better the patients balance and coordination.