Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Core Stability Exercise on Trunk in Stroke … (NCT06882213) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Core Stability Exercise on Trunk in Stroke Patient
Egypt60 participantsStarted 2025-03-29
Plain-language summary
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.
Who can participate
Age range55 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 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
Exclusion Criteria:
* 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).
* Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).