Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on stroke

Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on functional connectivity, motor learning and cognitive functions in ischemic stroke patients: Double blind randomized clinical trail

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190927044895N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-28

Start date

2019-09-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-11-05

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Conditions

Ischemic Stroke. Cerebellar stroke syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group one: The real stimulation was 2.0 mA for 30 minutes in the primary motor cortex, then 30 minutes rest without intervention and at the end real stimulation was perfor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having informed consent to participate in the study. A chronic stroke patient (> 3 months) diagnosed by imaging. Having at least 40 and up to 80 years of age and right-handedness. Having spent at least 3 months since infarction. Having a marked motor deficiency in the upper and lower extremities with cerebrovascular injury. Having at least mild cognitive impairment based on measuring instruments. Having mild depression symptoms based on the hamilton depression rating scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1- Suicidal thoughts or risks that could not maintain stable dose of medication. Psychiatric disorder and drug use. Having a history of head injury and epileptic seizures, Epilepsy and head injury and pregnancy. Having no use of tDCS or fMRI.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional connectivity. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test. Method of measurement: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.;Motor Learning. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Fugl-Meyer Test.;Cognitive functions. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Montreal Cognitive Assessment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.;Attention. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Selective and Divided Attention Test.;Balance. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Depression. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.;Attention. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Selective and Divided Attention Test.;Balance. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test and follow up (one month after post-test). Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohsen Dadashi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

psy.mohsen@zums.ac.ir+98 24 3354 2403

Outcome results

None listed

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