Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the 2019 criteria for ischemic stroke, with lesion location and nature confirmed by cranial CT or MRI; 2. Age between 18 and 80 years, regardless of gender; 3. First-time unilateral stroke (no bilateral cerebrovascular lesions), with disease duration of 2 weeks to 6 months; 4. Condition is stable and patient can follow instructions; 5. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score >= 27; 6. Able to complete 2 weeks of treatment without dropout; 7. Lower limb Brunnstrom stage >= III / Brunnstrom assessment stage II–IV; 8. Signed informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffer from other neurological or psychiatric disorders; 2. Contraindications to tDCS, such as metallic implants in the head or implanted electronic devices (e.g., cardiac pacemakers); 3. Patients with failure of vital organs; 4. Patients with vestibular or deep sensory disturbances; 5. Neuromuscular or osteoarticular diseases affecting limb mobility; 6. Other reasons rendering the patient unsuitable or unable to participate in treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer assessment-lower extremity;Berg balance scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Timed up and go test;Modified Barthel index;6 minute walk test;Motor evoked potential; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Ningxia Medical University General Hospital