Barriers to Enrollment in Post-Stroke Brain Stimulation in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Brain stimulation is an adjuvant strategy to promote rehabilitation after stroke. Here, we evaluated the influence of inclusion/exclusion criteria on enrollment in a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) trial in the context of a racially/ethnically diverse acute stroke service at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW).

Methods

3124 (59.7 ± 14.5 years) racially/ethnically diverse (38.4% non-Hispanic white, (W), Hispanic (H) 22%, African American (AA) 33.5%, Asian (A) 2.3%) patients were screened in the acute stroke service at UTSW. Demographics, stroke characteristics, and reasons for exclusion were recorded prospectively.

Results

2327 (74.5%) patients had a verified stroke. Only 44 of them (1.9%) were eligible. Causes for exclusion in

SUBMITTER: Hodics T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9509403 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature