Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:56 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:56 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03230695
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke onset from 3 days to 9 weeks before, confirmed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
Motor impairment of an upper limb, defined as a score between 1 - 3 in the Medical Research Council Scale, for at lest one the following movements: elbow extension, shoulder flexion, or shoulder extension.
Ability to provide written informed consent.
Ability to comply with the schedule of interventions and evaluations in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
Severe spasticity at the paretic elbow, wrist or fingers, defined as a score of \> 3 in the Modified Ashworth Spasticity Scale.
No active shoulder and elbow movements
Uncontrolled medical problems such as end-stage cancer or renal disease
Pregnancy
Potential contraindications to transcranial direct current stimulation: history of seizures, lesions on the scalp, intracranial metal implants, prior intracranial surgery, use of drugs that interfere on cortical excitability (such as antiepileptic drugs, benzodiazepines)
Other neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease
Psychiatric illness
Aphasia or severe cognitive deficits that compromise comprehension of the experimental protocol or ability to provide consent.
Hemineglect
Cerebellar lesions or on cerebellar pathways
Contact precautions
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT03230695
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03230695