NonInvasive Brain Stimulation in Stroke Patients (RTNIBS)
A Randomised Trial of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in Stroke Survivors
After a stroke affecting the right side of the brain, many patients are affected by "spatial neglect": the damage to the brain causes them to ignore the left side of their surroundings. At its most extreme they may be unaware that they have a left side, or believe that it is moving normally when it is in fact paralysed. In milder cases, people may be unable to recognise touch on the left side if their right side is also being touched, or objects in their left visual field if something is visible to their right. Neglect alters peoples' quality of life profoundly, often renders them more dependent on others to undertake basic activities of daily living, and makes effective rehabilitation much more difficult.
The limited success of current treatment approaches indicates gaps in understanding of the underlying mechanisms of neglect and its recovery. Recent data suggest that the problems in responding to the left side are a result of an imbalance of activity in those parts of the brain responsible for deciding which side to pay attention to. It might therefore be possible to help people with neglect by "rebalancing" the brain either by increasing activity in the damaged side, or alternatively by reducing activity in the undamaged side. In this pilot study, the investigators will test whether they can help by doing the second of these things.
The investigators propose to conduct a pilot clinical trial to explore whether using electric currents to temporarily modify the activity of specific areas of the intact side of the brain, influences recovery from neglect, when used either alone, or in combination with a training method that has previously appeared promising as a treatment. Brain activity will be modified using a technique called "transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)", in which small electric currents are applied to the scalp with a wire covered in damp cotton pads. This will be done over the specific parts of the brain that are responsible for focusing attention to one side.
The investigators will compare the clinical outcomes of four interventions (1: behavioural, 2: tDCS, 3: a combination of both and 4: control).
The investigators hope that these studies will advance their understanding of what treatments may help people with neglect, and how they might work.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Type d'étude
Inscription (Anticipé)
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Critères de participation
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
Accepte les volontaires sains
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ischemic stroke affecting the right hemisphere, confirmed by CT or MRI.
- Persistent neglect for one month after ictus (confirmed by BIT).
- Prestroke functional independence (modified Rankin Scale score 0-2).
- Between 18-90 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients younger than 18.
- Patients who do not understand verbal or written English (ie.need of translaters)
- bilateral infarcts (Confirmed by CT, MRI)
- Dementia (MOCA, Score <26).
- Neurological Disease (eg. Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy, MS)
- Significant morbidity (eg cancer, severe cardiac failure) likely to affect participation.
- Alcohol excess (more than 50/40 units a week for men/women respectively).
- Patients who fall under the exclusion criteria for TDCS which includes patients suffering from a stroke related seizure :
History of epilepsy, medications or psychoactive drugs that can lower seizure threshold [imipramine, amitriptyline, doxepine, nortriptyline, maprotiline, chlorpromazine, clozapine, foscarnet, ganciclovir, ritonavir, amphetamines, cocaine, (MDMA, ecstasy), phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust), ketamine, gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB), alcohol, theophylline]. Withdrawal from alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, meprobamate, chloral hydrate. Patients who are pregnant or have suffered from a stroke-related seizure.
Plan d'étude
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Traitement
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
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Comparateur actif: Action Training
Training exercise which involves patients lifting up rods of different sizes and shifting their grip if this is too far to one side
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Expérimental: tDCS
A constant 1mA current will be applied to the left (undamaged) side of the scalp with an electrode covered with a damp cotton pad (25 cm2).
The current will be applied for 15 minutes per day, with a total of 10 sessions over 3 weeks.
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Expérimental: Action Training + tDCs
This will involve the same procedure as in action training only but with tDCS applied for 15 minutes during the rodlifting.
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Comparateur placebo: Control training
For the control training, patients will be asked to simply reach for the right hand side of each rod with their right (unaffected) hand and lift it
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Délai |
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Change in Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT)
Délai: 6 months post intervention
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6 months post intervention
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Délai |
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Compliance as measured by adherence to task instructions (percentage of intervention sessions, BIT tests completed)
Délai: baseline
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baseline
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Compliance as measured by adherence to task instructions (percentage of intervention sessions, BIT tests completed)
Délai: 3 weeks
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3 weeks
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Compliance as measured by adherence to task instructions (percentage of intervention sessions, BIT tests completed)
Délai: 6 months
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6 months
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Retention Numbers
Délai: baseline
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baseline
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Retention Numbers
Délai: 3 weeks
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3 weeks
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Retention Numbers
Délai: 6 months
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6 months
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
Parrainer
Collaborateurs
Publications et liens utiles
Publications générales
- Elsner B, Kugler J, Pohl M, Mehrholz J. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning, in people after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 11;11(11):CD009645. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009645.pub4.
- Longley V, Hazelton C, Heal C, Pollock A, Woodward-Nutt K, Mitchell C, Pobric G, Vail A, Bowen A. Non-pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other non-progressive brain injury. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jul 1;7(7):CD003586. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003586.pub4.
- Learmonth G, Benwell CSY, Marker G, Dascalu D, Checketts M, Santosh C, Barber M, Walters M, Muir KW, Harvey M. Non-invasive brain stimulation in Stroke patients (NIBS): A prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) feasibility trial using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in post-stroke hemispatial neglect. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2021 Sep;31(8):1163-1189. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2020.1767161. Epub 2020 Jun 5. Erratum In: Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2022 Jun;32(5):794-795.
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude
Achèvement primaire (Anticipé)
Achèvement de l'étude (Anticipé)
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Première publication (Estimation)
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Estimation)
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Dernière vérification
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- GN13NE562
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