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Electrical stimulation in individuals with difficulty coordinating body movements

Transcranial direct current stimulation in individuals with Cerebellar Ataxia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-358sm6
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-05-21
Start date
2013-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Ataxia

Interventions

Experimental group: 7 subjects with Cerebellar ataxia were stimulated by TDCS (Transcranial direct current stimulation) with the use of Striat device, 5cm x 7cm electrodes soaked in saline for 20 minu
Device
E02.331.750

Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals with non-progressive or slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia; literate; independent gait; magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showing diffuse cerebellar atrophy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with treatable cerebellar ataxia or other associated diseases; intellectual deficit; brain malformations; severe visual or auditory deficits

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of posture, gait and coordination of movements in individuals with cerebellar ataxia; verified using the Wiifit platform and Cvmob software; velocity, time, acceleration and trajectory of movement—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Global impression of improvement; Patient Global Impression of Improvement questionnaire; 1 (much better), 2 (moderately better), 3 (slightly better), 4 (unchanged), 5 (slightly worse), 6 (moderately worse), 7 (much worse);Adverse effects related to direct current electrostimulation; adverse effects scale; incidence of mild, moderate and severe adverse events—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactThiago Barretto

Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia

thiagobarretto@hotmail.com55 071 93826839

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)