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NCT06525129Completed

Multi-session Anodal Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) vs Anodal Cerebral tDCS

Comparison of Multi-session Anodal Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation vs Anodal Cerebral Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Balance, Its Components and Postural Stability in Stroke Patients

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Mar 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To investigate which one of the two cerebellar and cerebral stimulation in comparison to sham stimulation is more effective in enhancing balance and postural stability in stroke patients

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30 (actual)
First submitted
24 Jul 2024
Start date
1 Jul 2024
Primary completion date
1 Feb 2025
Lead sponsor
Riphah International University
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT06525129

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 30
  • From 1 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Individuals with concurrent neurological problems such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or cerebellar abnormalities,
  • were currently taking sedative medications, had amnesia, depression, radiculopathy, lumbar spinal cord root involvement, auditory or visual impairments, vertigo, recent fractures, severe cardiac problems,

Other illness

  • displayed motor disorders that affected their ability to walk or use their lower limbs,

Other

  • as well as those with psychological ailments, were excluded during the initial assessment phase.
  • In addition, individuals who scored below 20 on the Mini Mental Status Examination Test (MMSE),
  • or had undergone electrotherapy that affected their nervous system within the past two weeks were also not included in the study.

Who the study is looking for

  • The study focused on individuals who had their first stroke,
  • Additionally, participants needed to have a score of 6 or higher on the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JHFRAT).
  • The inclusion criteria mandated that participants must have the ability to give written consent, walk without any help, and
  • have a functional condition that allows them to actively participate in the Biodex balancing training program.

Age in the registry: 40 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Akbar Hospital
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Dhok GujraPakistanUnknown status

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