Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with massed practice training to promote adaptive plasticity and motor recovery in chronic incomplete tetraplegia: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our goal was to determine if pairing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with rehabilitation for two weeks could augment adaptive plasticity offered by these residual pathways to elicit longer-lasting improvements in motor function in incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI).

Design

Longitudinal, randomized, controlled, double-blinded cohort study.

Setting

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Participants

Eight male subjects with chronic incomplete motor tetraplegia.

Interventions

Massed practice (MP) training with or without tDCS for 2 hrs, 5 times a week.

Outcome measures

We assessed neurophysiologic and functional outcomes before, after and three months following intervention. Neurophysiologic measures were collec

SUBMITTER: Potter-Baker KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6117576 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature