Five-Session Dual-Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Task-Specific Training Does Not Improve Gait and Lower Limb Performance Over Training Alone in Subacute Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Benchaporn AneksanMontawan SawatdipanSunee BovonsunthonchaiJarugool TretriluxanaRoongtiwa VachalathitiParadee AuvichayapatAnuchai PheungphrarattanatraiPagamas PiriyaprasarthWanalee KlomjaiPublished in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2021)
The combined intervention showed no benefit over training alone in improving gait variables and lower-limb performance. However, some performances were saturated at some point, as moderate to high function participants were recruited in the present study. Future studies should consider recruiting participants with more varied motor impairment levels and may need to determine the optimal stimulation protocols and parameters to improve gait and lower-limb performance.