An interventional study of SMART Glove system with tDCS and SMART Glove system with sham-tDCS in Stroke, sponsored by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea. Status unknown at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-14.
Sponsored by National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of this study to investigate the effect of combined bilateral tDCS and VR-based therapy on distal upper extremity training in patients with stroke. We hypothesized that experimental group (VR-based training with dual-tDCS) would improve distal upper extremity function rather than control group (VR-based training with dual sham tDCS).
This is a double-blind, randomized controlled study. Patients were randomly assigned to 1 : 1 ratio to experimental group (VR-based training with dual-tDCS; VR-Dual) or the control group (VR-based training with dual sham tDCS; VR-Sham) . For both conditions, VR-Dual and VR-Sham group commenced at the same time (20 minutes). The therapist and patients were blinded as to whether the patients received real or sham tDCS. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Rehabilitation Center, Korea, and all participants provided written informed consent before enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
VR-based SMART Glove system with dual-tDCS
Device: SMART Glove system with tDCS
VR-based SMART Glove system with sham-tDCS
Device: SMART Glove system with sham-tDCS
combined bilateral tDCS and VR-based therapy on distal upper extremity training in patients with stroke.
combined bilateral tDCS and VR-based therapy on distal upper extremity training in patients with stroke.
Box and block test
Change of box and block test scores
Time frame: baseline (T0), pre-intervention after 1 week of baseline (T1), after 5 weeks of intervention (T2), and at 4 weeks post-intervention (T3)
Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity (FMA)
Change of FMA scores
Time frame: baseline (T0), pre-intervention after 1 week of baseline (T1), after 5 weeks of intervention (T2), and at 4 weeks post-intervention (T3)
Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTT)
Change of JTT scores
Time frame: baseline (T0), pre-intervention after 1 week of baseline (T1), after 5 weeks of intervention (T2), and at 4 weeks post-intervention (T3)
Grip strength
Change of Grip strength (JAMAR) scores
Time frame: baseline (T0), pre-intervention after 1 week of baseline (T1), after 5 weeks of intervention (T2), and at 4 weeks post-intervention (T3)
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)
Change of SIS scores
Time frame: pre-intervention after 1 week of baseline (T1), after 5 weeks of intervention (T2)
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National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea