The effect of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation to improve standing balance performance early post-stroke, study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Sarah B ZandvlietCarel Gm MeskersRinske Hm NijlandAndreas DaffertshoferGert KwakkelErwin Everardus Henri van Wegen

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2019)

POTENTIAL will be the first proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of VR-PFT combined with cerebellar tDCS in terms of standing balance performance in patients early post-stroke. Due to the combined clinical, posturographical and neurophysiological measurements, this trial may give more insights in underlying post-stroke recovery processes and whether these can be influenced by tDCS.

Keyphrases

transcranial direct current stimulation
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
working memory
end stage renal disease
clinical trial
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
open label
systematic review
risk assessment
phase iii
phase ii
double blind
patient reported