Chronic stroke Transcranial direct current stimulation treadmill training gait performance cortical activity
Conditions
Interventions
Stroke patients will receive cathodal tDCS for 20 mins with the intensity of 2mA and following 30 mins treadmill training. The active electrode will be placed over the C3 or C4 (primary motor cortex a
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) Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) is more than or equal to 24 scores
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Unstable medical conditions 2.MMSE<24 3.implanted cardiac device 4.conditions known to interfere with participation in the study eg epilepsy 5.pregnant or breast feeding women 6.metal implants in the brain or head 7.skin lesions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dual task gait performance pre-test and post-test GAITRite system for spatiotemporal parameters | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| lower limb motor function pre-test and post-test Fugl-Meyer assessment,cortical activity pre-test and post-test Magstim 200 | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactRay yau Wang
Department of Physical therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming University
Outcome results
None listed