Acute Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Acute Stroke, tDCS, Anodal, Balance, Walking
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
Subjects received a micro-current through their scalp to induce cortical and subcortical changes
Sponsors
University of Liege
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
One group receives anodal tDCS, one placebo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes Four Square Step Test | Pre Stimulation (48 hours post stroke), Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | 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. |
| Changes Berg Balance Scale | Pre Stimulation (48 hours post stroke), Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | Balance Test. Minimum score is 0, maximum 36. The higher the score, the better the balance. |
| Changes Postural Assessment Scale For Stroke | Pre Stimulation (48 hours post stroke), Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | alance Test. Minimum score is 0, maximum 56. The higher the score, the better the balance. |
| Changes Trunk Impairment Scale | Pre Stimulation (48 hours post stroke), Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | alance Test. Minimum score is 0, maximum 23. The higher the score, the better the balance. |
| Changes Time Up & Go | Pre Stimulation (48 hours post stroke), Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | To determine fall risk and measure the progress of balance, sit to stand and walking. The faster, the better. |
| Changes 10 meter walking test | Pre Stimulation (48 hours post stroke), Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | 10 meter walking test, the faster the better |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactStephen Bornheim, Msc
Outcome results
None listed