[PDF] Top 20 Transcranial direct current stimulation in post stroke sub acute aphasia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... The study is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups and 6-month ...regular aphasia rehabilitation (see ... See full document

... Participants are recruited using different promotion strat- egies: (1) referrals from health professionals (gynecologist, general practitioner, sexologist, psychologist, or physiother- apist); (2) posters and leaflets ... See full document

... be randomized into the following four groups: (1) treatment with anodal tDCS, (2) control with anodal tDCS (sham mode), (3) treatment with cathodal tDCS, (4) control with cathodal tDCS (sham ...Health ... See full document

... immediately post- treatment at the end of the active study phase (primary efficacy measure), at 4-week intervals until delivery, then at 4 and 12 weeks postpartum, to obtain information about the duration ... See full document

... their study included only 33 participants, and the follow-up was based on information gathered by self-reports or re- ports of family members through visits and by telephone calls ...our study will remedy ... See full document

... pilot study to inform the design of a future full-scale randomized trial and aims to test the feasibility of conducting the ...pilot study and will be afford- able in our research ... See full document

... chronic stroke [55–57], there is much variation between studies as well as across subjects [58, ...present study should provide some answers regarding this variability by investigating the in- fluence of ... See full document

... to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)/tDCS, seizure, unexplained loss of consciousness, stroke, ser- ious head injury, surgery to the head, any brain-related neurological illness other than PD, ... See full document

... anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can boost the benefi- cial effects of motor rehabilitation, with the boost lasting for at least 3 months post-training ...tDCS ... See full document

... Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising, low-risk, non-invasive neuromodulation technique that relies on the application of a weak direct current of 1–2 mA ... See full document

... Bonferroni post hoc ana- lysis and the least significant difference test to identify significant differences detected by the ...the trial may be stopped prematurely be- cause of safety concerns, such as ... See full document

... One study with fibromyalgia syndrome reports that in- creased excitability of this region of the brain enables the enhancement of motor control and, consequently, better pain control ...Another study ... See full document

... double-blind, randomized clinical trial ...Reporting Trial) flowchart [32] shows the number and distribution of participants: Group A1 - participants in post-stroke sub- ... See full document

... our study. Pilot studies involving brain stimulation generally use smaller sample sizes compared to rehabilitation trials [28] because contraindications to brain stimulation/im- aging are ...pilot ... See full document

... first study of our research group [21], in which we suppose that the combination of central and peripheral stimulation did not achieve positive results because only a single treatment session was ...the ... See full document

... from transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies has demonstrated that patients with PD present with increased cortical excitability and reduced inhibition at rest, which is evi- denced by lower motor ... See full document

... two stimulation electrodes (5×5cm) were placed at F3 and F4 according to the 10 – 20 international coordi- nate system (Figure ...1). Stimulation montage and modeling of electric fi eld distribution were ... See full document

... brain stimulation methods are not cur- rently part of routine clinical practice, but are being actively investigated to fully determine their clinical ...include transcranial electrical stimulation ... See full document

... this study suggest that M1-SO tDCS with a constant direct current of 2 mA intensity for 20 minutes once a day for 5 consecutive days can reduce experimental pain sensitivity and facilitate pain ... See full document

... brain stimulation on drug craving indicate that in terms of craving reduction, there is no significant difference between targeting the right or left DLPFC, using the non-invasive brain stimulation; how- ... See full document