tDCS for Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment

Summary

This study will evaluate the effects of a form of non-invasive brain stimulation on brain functioning and memory in participants with post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI).

Interventions

• Transcranial Dirrect Current Stimulation · DEVICE

  tDCS will deliver direct current through rubber electrodes in saline-soaked sponges. Device sends a low-level current from the positive electrode, the anode, to the negative electrode, the cathode. Direct current will be transferred by a saline-soaked pair of surface sponge electrodes (35cm2) and delivered by a specially developed, battery-driven, constant current stimulator with a maximum output of 10mA. The anode will be placed over the LDLPFC and the cathode over the contralateral supra-orbital area.

Published eligibility criteria

Verbatim from the registry. Only the site can decide how these apply to a specific patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

1\) ischemic stroke participants in sub-acute phase (at least 10 days after stroke event or discharge and under 5 months post-event) with cognitive dysfunction (MoCA \<26);

Exclusion Criteria:

1. clinically significant or unstable medical or psychiatric condition;
2. diagnosis of severe depression;
3. history of relevant neurological diagnosis (e.g., epilepsy);
4. previous neurosurgical procedure with craniectomy;
5. contraindications to tDCS (implanted brain medical devices);
6. severe visual impairment, hearing impairment, aphasia, neglect or dementia.

Sites (1)

• University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · RECRUITING