2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of the combination therapy of transcranial direct current stimulation with robotic therapy for hemiplegic arms in chronic strokes
| Project/Area Number |
21500504
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan |
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Principal Investigator |
SAEKI Satoru 産業医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (20269070)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HACHISUKA Kenji 産業医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (00129602)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | リハビリテーション医学 / ロボティックス |
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| Research Abstract |
Objective : Under the combined therapy using transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) with robot-assisted arm training(AT) for impairment of the upper limb in chronic stroke patients, to clarify whether differences exist in the effect of anodal tDCS on the affected hemisphere and cathodal tDCS on the unaffected hemisphere. Methodfs : A RCT design. 18 chronic stroke patients underwent two different treatments : AT combined with anodal tDCS, and cathodal tDCS. Each intervention was administered on 5 days. Outcomes were identified as changes in motor paresis, spasticity and ADL for the upper limb. Results : Distal spasticity was significantly improved with cathodal stimulation compared to anodal stimulation in patients with right hemispheric lesions. Conclusions : This combined therapy demonstrated that polarity of tDCS had different effects for patients with damage to the right hemisphere.
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