First ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke at least 6 months ago stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Stroke patients will receive one session of anodal tDCS for 20 mins with the intensity of 2mA. The active electrode will be placed over the C3 or C4 (primary motor cortex according to EEG 10/20 syste
Active Comparator Device,Active Comparator Device,Active Comparator Device,Placebo Comparator No treatment
anodal tDCS ,cathodal tDCS,bilateral tDCS,sham tDCS
Sponsors
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) 6 months post first-ever stroke with unilateral motor deficits, (2) ability to walk independently for at least 10 m without use of walking aids, (3) a score of 24 on the mini-mental state examination (MMSE)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)unstable medical conditions (2) history of other diseases or conditions known to interfere with participation in the study (eg, epilepsy or metal implants in the brain)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dual task gait performance pre-test and post-test gait speed, cadence, step time, and step length by GAITRite system | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cortical activity pre-test and post-test Resting motor threshold,silent period,short interval intracortical inhibition by Mag,lower limb motor function pre-test and post-test Fugl-Meyer assessment,Single gait performance pre-test and post-test gait speed, cadence, step time, and step length by GAITRite system | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactRay yau Wang
study director
Outcome results
None listed