Explore combined use of transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training on executive function after stroke

To explore the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive training on executive function and activities of daily living performance among stroke patients. A total of 50 subjects were enrolled and randomly allocated into 2 groups of 25 each. The real-transcranial direc...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2021-03, Vol.53 (3), p.jrm00162-jrm00162
Main Authors: Liu, Yuan-Wen, Chen, Zhong-Hua, Luo, Jing, Yin, Ming-Yu, Li, Li-Li, Yang, Yu-De, Zheng, Hai-Qing, Liang, Zhen-Hong, Hu, Xi-Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
activities of daily living
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods
cognitive training
executive function
Executive Function - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Original Report
stroke
Stroke - therapy
Stroke Rehabilitation - methods
transcranial direct current stimulation
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - methods
Young Adult
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Summary:To explore the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive training on executive function and activities of daily living performance among stroke patients. A total of 50 subjects were enrolled and randomly allocated into 2 groups of 25 each. The real-transcranial direct current stimulation group was simultaneously subjected to transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training, while the sham-transcranial direct current stimulation group was simultaneously subjected to sham transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training. At baseline, and after treatment, each subject was assessed with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Stroop Color-Word Test (SCWT), Digital Symbol Test (DST), Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADLs). After treatment, the gains in most indices of WCST, SCWT, DST, MMSE, MoCA and ADLs in the real-transcranial direct current stimulation group were significantly higher than those in the sham-transcranial direct current stimulation group (p>0.05). Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive training was found to significantly enhance executive function and instrumental activities of daily living performance among stroke patients.
ISSN:1650-1977
1651-2081
DOI:10.2340/16501977-2807