Trial reportNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2024
Impact of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with motor-cognitive intervention on post-stroke cognitive impairment.
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- Can exercise combined with transcranial direct current stimulation improve cognitive function in older adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Novel therapies for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of transcranial electrical stimulation combined with dual-task training in stroke, mild cognitive impairment and Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of non-invasive brain stimulation on post-stroke cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- The Aphasia Physical EXercise (APEX) study: feasibility of a new high-intensity functional interval training for stroke survivors with aphasia.Aphasiology · 2026Article
- Transcranial direct current stimulation to improve cognitive function in patients with vascular cognitive impairment: a literature review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- Situational Factors Associated with Dietary Behavior in Stroke Patients During Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study Based on the COM-B Model.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
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- Examining the association between diet-related situational factor and dietary behavior: an observational study of diet-related situational factors in stroke patients during rehabilitation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn this study, it was explored whether the efficacy on applying transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with motor-cognitive intervention for post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) was greater than that on applying each method alone.
methodsA total of 90 patients with PSCI admitted to Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, China, from April 2021 to June 2022 were randomly divided into a tDCS group (n = 30), a motor-cognitive intervention group (n = 30), and a combination group (n = 30). All three groups received conventional rehabilitation therapy. The tDCS group was given tDCS therapy. The motor-cognitive intervention group received motor-cognitive intervention, whereas the combination group received tDCS combined with motor-cognitive intervention. The treatment duration was 4 weeks. The general data of patients were recorded before treatment. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Scale and the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) Scale were used to evaluate the cognitive function of patients in three groups before and after treatment. Further, within- and between-groups comparisons were performed to determine differences in cognitive function.
resultsBefore treatment, there was no significant difference between the baseline scores of the three groups (P > 0.05). After 4 weeks of treatment, except for the score for the LOTCA motor praxis subtest of the tDCS group, the MoCA and LOTCA scores of the three groups significantly improved compared with the corresponding scores before treatment (P < 0.05), and there was no drop-out case. After treatment, the MoCA and LOTCA scores of the three groups were compared in pairs. The results showed that except for the attention domain in MoCA, the method used for the combination group had more efficacy than those used for the other two groups (P < 0.05). Further, there was no statistical difference in efficacy between the tDCS and the motor-cognitive intervention groups (P > 0.05).
conclusionThe combination of tDCS and motor-cognitive intervention is safe and can help improve the cognitive function of patients with PSCI.
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