Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Core Stability Exercise on Trunk in Stroke Patient
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: transcranial direct current stimulation, core stability exercise..
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Stroke. Basic parameters: 55 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Unlocking Trunk Potential After Stroke: A Novel Approach Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Core Stability Exercise
Overview
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.
Detailed description
This study will conduct to 60 male and female patients with post stroke hemiparesis with age ranged between 55 to 70 years, the patients will be categorized to two equal groups.
* Group A (study group): will receive simultaneously a combination of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with core stability exercise. * Group B (control group): will receive core stability exercise. All patients will be assessed for trunk performance, balance, and functional performance before and after interventions.
Interventions
- Other transcranial direct current stimulation
transcranial direct current stimulation - Other core stability exercise.
core stability exercise.
Primary outcome measures
- Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS). [Time frame: up to 8 weeks]
- Berg Balance Scale [Time frame: up to 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
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).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Beni suef hospital — Banī Suwayf
Publications
- El-Sherbini AEIEM, Elgayar SL, Elhamrawy MY, Youssef TM. Unlocking trunk potential after stroke: a novel approach combining transcranial direct current stimulation and core stability exercise: a randomized controlled trial. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2026 Apr 10;23(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s12984-026-01949-0. PMID 41964055
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06882213 · Transcranial Direct Current