Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on outcome of patients with acute ischemic middle cerebral artery stroke

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202011815637562

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-23

Start date

2020-11-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

sham transcranial direct current stimulation

active transcranial direct current stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with first ever acute ischemic stroke involving MCA territory Patients presenting within the first 24 hours after stroke onset who were not eligible for rtPA or mechanical thrombectomy. NIHSS between 5-20: moderate and moderate to severe strokes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of intracranial surgeries or skull defects Patients with lacunar or hemorrhagic stroke Pregnant females Contraindications to MRI and /or tDCS

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome is measuring infarct volume growth before and after tDCS. Infarct volume will be measured on diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) on admission and on FLAIR at discharge.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome is measuring three functional scales NIHSS on admission and before discharge mRS (modified Rankin Scale) on discharge and 3 months later Barthel index 3 months from stroke onset.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactFatma Kenawy

Lecturer of Neurology Ain Shams University

fatma.fathalla@gmail.com01128593444

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026