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NCT06882213Enrolling by invitation

Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Core Stability Exercise on Trunk in Stroke Patient

Unlocking Trunk Potential After Stroke: A Novel Approach Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Core Stability Exercise

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To evaluate the effects of the combining transcranial direct current stimulation with core stability exercises on trunk performance in poststroke hemiparetic patients, the secondary outcome is to evaluate the balance and the functional performance of the participants.

Status (registry)
Enrolling by invitation
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
First submitted
12 Mar 2025
Start date
29 Mar 2025
Primary completion date
Mar 2026
Lead sponsor
Beni-Suef University
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT06882213

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 60
  • From 29 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, Mar 2026
  • 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

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Other illness

  • Patients with neurological or orthopedic problems, paralysis neglect, behavioral abnormalities, dementia any shoulder dysfunction before or post-stroke (dislocation or subluxation), or those who using upper limb splints.
  • Recurrent strokes or hemiparesis due to other neurological causes rather than stroke eg .(Brain tumor).

Other

  • Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients will be included if they are ≥ 55 years old of both sex, had a first-time right or left stroke within the preceding six months that damaged the cerebral cortex verified by (computed tomography or MRI report, neurological examination, and medical chart).
  • Patients can stand and walk independently.
  • Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) of upper limb muscle ≤ 1+.
  • All the patients received a conventional physiotherapy program in the acute stage and post-discharge from the hospital.
  • None of the patients participated in any other study or placebo

Age in the registry: 55 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Beni suef hospital
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Banī SuwayfEgyptUnknown status

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