Balance training on a moving platform with brain stimulation after ischemic stroke
Tests platform balance training with weak brain stimulation in people with one-sided weakness after stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Dynamic Stabilometry Combined With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Balance and Motor Recovery After Ischemic Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Samara, RussiaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 30 and 85 years old?
Source: NCT07912151, who can take part
Where in Russia
- Samara City Clinical Hospital No. 2 named after N.A. SemashkoSamara, RussiaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Samara State Medical University
- Trial code
- NCT07912151
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if balance training on a moving (dynamic) platform with visual and sound feedback, combined with weak electrical brain stimulation, helps people recover balance and movement after an ischemic stroke with weakness on one side of the body (hemiparesis).Read full original descriptionShow less
Efficacy of Combined Dynamic Stabilometry and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in the Early Recovery Period of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Hemiparesis: a Single-Center Randomized Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if balance training on a moving (dynamic) platform with visual and sound feedback, combined with weak electrical brain stimulation, helps people recover balance and movement after an ischemic stroke with weakness on one side of the body (hemiparesis).
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does the combination of dynamic platform training and active brain stimulation improve balance more than either method alone? * Does it improve independence in daily activities, mobility and walking, and reduce fall risk? * Is the combined treatment safe in the early period after stroke? Researchers will compare four groups: dynamic platform training with active stimulation, dynamic platform training with sham (imitation) stimulation, training on a locked (static) platform with active stimulation, and training on a locked platform with sham stimulation.
Participants will:
* Receive standard rehabilitation (exercise therapy and physiotherapy) of the same volume in all groups. * Complete 10 sessions of 20-minute platform training over 12 days (5 sessions per week), with active or sham brain stimulation during each session. * Have balance, mobility and neurological tests on Day 0, Day 6 and Day 12.
Inclusion: Ischemic stroke verified by neuroimaging (computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging); Mild or moderate hemiparesis; Time since stroke onset from 7 days to 6 months; Ability to stand with support for at least 30 seconds; Age 30 to 85 years; Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥ 20; Medical stability (no acute somatic complications); Signed informed consent.
Exclusion: Severe concomitant orthopedic disorders preventing verticalization; Hemorrhagic stroke; History of epilepsy or seizures; Intracranial metal implants or cardiac pacemaker; Marked vestibular dysfunction (Meniere's disease, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in exacerbation); Severe visual impairment preventing use of visual biofeedback; Unstable somatic condition (heart failure NYHA class III-IV, unstable angina, blood pressure > 180/110 mm Hg); Recurrent stroke within the last 3 months; Scalp diseases in the electrode placement areas; Severe aphasia preventing understanding of instructions; Severe lower limb spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale ≥ 3); MMSE score < 20.