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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Potentiates Improvements in Functional Ability in Patients With Chronic Stroke Receiving Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
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Abstract
Background and Purpose—Transcranial
direct current stimulation may enhance effect of rehabilitation in
patients with chronic stroke. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy
of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with
constraint-induced movement therapy of the paretic upper limb.
Methods—A
total of 44 patients with stroke were randomly allocated to receive 2
weeks of constraint-induced movement therapy with either anodal or sham
transcranial direct current stimulation. The primary outcome measure,
Wolf Motor Function Test, was assessed at baseline and after the
intervention by blinded investigators.
Results—Both
groups improved significantly on all Wolf Motor Function Test scores.
Group comparison showed improvement on Wolf Motor Function Test in the
anodal group compared with the sham group.
Conclusions—Anodal
transcranial direct current stimulation combined with
constraint-induced movement therapy resulted in improvement of
functional ability of the paretic upper limb compared with
constraint-induced movement therapy alone.
Clinical Trial Registration—URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01983319.
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