Effektiveness of a combination of computer therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation for neglect patients

Effektiveness of a combination of computer therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation for neglect patients - WICOMT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016968

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-12

Start date

2019-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

R29.5

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Combination of functional computer therapy and tDCS. Conduct on two different days with a two-day break in between. On day 1 sham stimulation and on day 4 active stimulati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Apples Cancellation Test: at least 6 more omissions on the left side of space in comparison to the right one.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Depression, additional contralesional lesions, strong impairment of vision, lack of performance capacity for 30 minutes. Additonally for the intervention group: pacemaker, epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We measure the reaction times to visual targets in the computer therapy on day 1 and day 2. Aim of the study is a stronger improvement of reaction time from day 1 to day 2 for the intervention group in comparison to the control group. If so, this combination can be used in the future as neglect therapy.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHelmut Hildebrandt

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

helmut.hildebrandt@uol.de+49 441 798 2116

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026