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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015

Effect of a single session of transcranial direct-current stimulation combined with virtual reality training on the balance of children with cerebral palsy: a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial.

Roberta Delasta Lazzari, Fabiano Politti, Cibele Alimedia Santos, Arislander Jonathan Lopes Dumont, Fernanda Lobo Rezende, Luanda André Collange Grecco, Luiz Alfredo Braun Ferreira, Claudia Santos Oliveira

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03635775 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Single-session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children With Cerebral Palsy

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MinnesotaRan2018 to 2020Enrolled20ConditionsCerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke, Periventricular LeukomalaciaArmsActive tDCS, Sham tDCS
NCT04467385 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Effects Of Virtual Reality Training With Sensory Integration On The Gross Motor Functions Of Lower Limb In Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2019 to 2020Enrolled44ConditionsCerebral Palsy Spastic DiplegiaArmsVR training + Sensory Integration therapy + conventional therapy, VR training + conventional therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Safety and feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation stratified by corticospinal organization in children with hemiparesis.European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society · 2023
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  20. Low intensity transcranial electric stimulation: Safety, ethical, legal regulatory and application guidelines.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Roberta Delasta LazzariMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Fabiano PolittiMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Cibele Alimedia SantosMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Arislander Jonathan Lopes DumontMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Fernanda Lobo RezendeMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Luanda André Collange GreccoMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Luiz Alfredo Braun FerreiraMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Claudia Santos OliveiraMovement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a single session of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with virtual reality training on the balance of children with cerebral palsy. [Subjetcs and Methods] Children with cerebral palsy between four and 12 years of age were randomly allocated to two groups: an experimental group which performed a single session of mobility training with virtual reality combined with active transcranial direct current stimulation; and a control group which performed a single session of mobility training with virtual reality combined with placebo transcranial direct current stimulation. The children were evaluated before and after the training protocols. Static balance (sway area, displacement, velocity and frequency of oscillations of the center of pressure on the anteroposterior and mediolateral axes) was evaluated using a force plate under four conditions (30-second measurements for each condition): feet on the force plate with the eyes open, and with the eyes closed; feet on a foam mat with the eyes open, and with the eyes closed. [Results] An increase in sway velocity was the only significant difference found. [Conclusion] A single session of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with mobility training elicited to lead to an increase in the body sway velocity of children with cerebral palsy.

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Cerebral palsyElectrical stimulationStatic balance

Identifiers

PMID25931726
PMCPMC4395710

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