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Physiotherapy to improve cognition and motor function in people with severe traumatic brain injury.

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on cognition and motor function of individuals with severe head injury in the subacute phase: double-blind randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-37t4kc4
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-07-26
Start date
2020-10-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Interventions

30 individuals will participate. The intervention is Physical Therapy associated with direct transcranial stimulation, 20 minutes each session, totaling 20 sessions. The experimental group will be su
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
15 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals with severe TBI who score on the Glasgow Coma Scale (EGC) <or = 8 on hospital admission will be included in the study. For individuals to be included in the research, they must be in the subacute phase of the trauma (between 2 and 6 weeks). The age group must be between 15 and 80 years old and the individuals can be female and male. Individuals with TBI can be included in any type of injury or in any cerebral hemisphere.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with: craniectomy, cranioplasty, previous neurological diseases, epidural hematoma, epilepsy, individuals with extensive brain injury and pain that prevent the application of stimuli will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive function which will be assessed through the scales: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and reported in scores ranging from 0 to 30 points, Verbal Fluency which will be reported in counting the number of words reproduced in 60 seconds; Brief Visuospatial Memory Test (VMT) which will be reported by the number of pictures drawn in the correct place, and finally the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) which will be reported in scores ranging from 0 to 63 points.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Motor function which will be assessed using the scales: Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and reported in scores ranging from 18 to 126, Disability Rating Scale (DRS) and reported in scores ranging from 0 to 29 points, Rancho Los Amigos Scale - Revised (RLAS-R) and reported at levels ranging from 1 to 10, Glasgow Outcome Scale - Extended (GOS-E) and reported in any of the 8 categories that classify global outcomes in TBI survivors, and finally the Tardieu Spasticity Scale which will be reported in scores ranging from 0 to 4 points.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFernando Zanela da Silva Arêas

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

fernandozanela@hotmail.com+55-027-996087012

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)