The Effect of tDCS Based on Functional Brain Imaging for Subacute Stroke Patients

Samsung Medical Center12 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether brain imaging-based hand function area tDCS stimulation is more effective than conventional stimulation or sham stimulation for improving hand motor function.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Transcranial Direct Current StimulationDEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation is a form of noninvasive neuromodulation that uses constant and low direct current delivered via electrodes on the scalp.

Hand motor taskBEHAVIORAL

Various type of hand motor tasks are applied to stroke patients.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral stroke patients aged 19 to 80 years * Patients with subacute stroke within 4 weeks of onset * Patients with moderate or severe upper extremity dysfunction with an upper extremity FMA score of less than 58 in motor function evaluation Exclusion Criteria: * Accompanied by an existing serious neurogenic disease * Existing significant psychiatric disorders such as major schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dementia. * If there are difficulties in conducting the research * Any patients who are judged by the investigator to be difficult to participate in this study * Exclusion criteria for transcranial direct current stimulation: i) Patients with implanted medical devices in the body (e.g. pacemakers) ii) When a metal object is inserted in the skull iii) If there is a wound on the skin of the attachment site iv) history of epilepsy v) Pregnant and lactating women

Locations (1)

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes of score: Fugl-Meyer Assessment

The score is a stroke-specific, performance-based impairment index. The degree of impairment of upper and lower limbs is measured.