Combining Frontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Walking Rehabilitation to Enhance Mobility and Executive Function: A Pilot Clinical Trial.

David J ClarkSudeshna A ChatterjeeJared W SkinnerPaige E LysneChanoan SumontheeSamuel S WuRonald A CohenDorian K RoseAdam J Woods

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2020)

Eighteen sessions of walking rehabilitation combined with tDCS is a feasible and safe intervention for older adults. Preliminary effects size data indicate a potential improvement in executive function by adding frontal tDCS to walking rehabilitation. This study justifies future larger clinical trials to better understand the benefits of combining tDCS with walking rehabilitation.

Keyphrases

transcranial direct current stimulation
working memory
clinical trial
lower limb
randomized controlled trial
physical activity
study protocol
phase ii
open label
risk assessment
electronic health record
deep learning