obstruction of a blood vessel or bleeding in the brain stroke
Conditions
Interventions
We will combine an evidence based VST with 30 minutes of (active or sham)
dual-site tACS at theta frequency. The intervention is administered 5 times a
week for a duration of 2 weeks.
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 30-80 years of age - Subacute stroke (stroke occurred more than 2 weeks and less than 6 months ago; first or recurrent, ischemic or intracerebral haemorrhagic lesion) - Diagnosed visuospatial neglect and/or spatial neglect symptoms (either left or right sided) on the basis of clinical judgement (i.e. by the cooperating clinical (neuro)psychologist based on intake and neuropsychological assessment). - Sufficient comprehension and communication skills to benefit from training, on the basis of clinical judgement (i.e. by the cooperating clinical (neuro)psychologist based on intake and neuropsychological assessment).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Physically or mentally unable to participate (e.g. to perform the neglect training) - Severe communicative disability, including aphasia - Local scalp injuries - Eczema on scalp or psoriasis - (Neuro)psychiatric or neurodegenerative diseases including epilepsy (in case patient had one or more seizures in the last 2 years and/or had anti-epileptic medication in the last 2 years), dementia, serious depression, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson*s disease, Huntington*s disease on the basis of clinical judgement (i.e. cooperating (neuro)psychologist) - Current alcohol and/or drug abuse or a history of abuse within the last 6 months - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate whether the application of dual-site transcranial alternating current stimulation during cognitive training improves spatial neglect symptoms to a larger extent than the application of sham stimulation during cognitive training. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate whether the application of dual-site transcranial alternating current stimulation during cognitive training ameliorates neglect behaviour in activities of daily living (ADL) to a larger extent than the application of sham stimulation during cognitive training. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed