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Last refreshed on: 25 April 2022
Main ID:  NCT02325427
Date of registration: 21/12/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National University Hospital, Singapore
Public title: Changes in Brain Activity Associated With Upper Limb Motor Recovery
Scientific title: Changes in Cortical Excitability Associated With Upper Limb Motor Recovery - a Study of Neural Strategies Employed in Motor Recovery
Date of first enrolment: November 2014
Target sample size: 8
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02325427
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Singapore
Contacts
Name:     Effie Chew, MD
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Affiliation:  National University Hospital, Singapore
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female aged 21-80 years;

2. First ever haemorrhagic or ischaemic hemiplegic stroke less than 1 month prior to
study enrollment;

3. Upper extremity impairment of 0-45 out of a maximum score of 66 on the Fugl-Meyer
assessment scale.

4. MMSE>=24.

5. Be able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnancy; cardiac pacemakers; orthodontics (braces); metal implant; history of epilepsy;
sensorimotor disturbance due to other causes other than stroke; uncontrolled medical
conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus and unstable angina; major depression
and a history of psychotic disorders.



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Stroke
Intervention(s)
Device: tDCS
Primary Outcome(s)
Change of TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) measurement of cortical excitability [Time Frame: within 1 month from stroke, 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 6 months post-stroke]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change of upper limb motor function in terms of Modified Ashworth scale for spasticity [Time Frame: within 1 month from stroke, 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 6 months post-stroke]
Change of upper limb motor function in terms of Box and block test [Time Frame: within 1 month from stroke, 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 6 months post-stroke]
Change of upper limb motor function in terms of Fugl-Meyer Assessment [Time Frame: within 1 month from stroke, 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 6 months post-stroke]
Change of upper limb motor function in terms of Manual muscle testing [Time Frame: within 1 month from stroke, 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 6 months post-stroke]
Secondary ID(s)
TMS2014/00358
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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