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As such, each participant would fill up 10 adverse effects questionnaires after a total of 10 tDCS sessions.\n\nThe rate of adverse events from tDCS would be computed from the number of adverse events divided by the total number of tDCS sessions.","Immediately after each tDCS session (total 10 sessions of tDCS)",null,{"allocation":29,"interventionModel":30,"interventionModelDescription":31,"primaryPurpose":32,"observationalModel":27,"timePerspective":27,"maskingInfo":33},"RANDOMIZED","PARALLEL","Randomised controlled trial\n\n1 control group (with sham transcranial direct current stimulation) and 1 intervention group (with real anodal transcranial direct current stimulation)","TREATMENT",{"masking":34,"maskingDescription":27,"whoMasked":35},"TRIPLE",[36,37,38],"PARTICIPANT","CARE_PROVIDER","OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR","The primary objective is to determine the clinical efficacy, technical feasibility and safety of anodal tDCS therapy to the unaffected hemisphere in hospitalized subacute stroke patients with severe arm weakness.",[41,47],{"label":42,"type":43,"description":44,"interventionNames":45},"Anodal tDCS","EXPERIMENTAL","Anodal tDCS to contralateral dorsal premotor cortex (dPMc)",[46],"Device: Anodal tDCS",{"label":48,"type":49,"description":50,"interventionNames":51},"Sham tDCS","SHAM_COMPARATOR","Sham tDCS to contralateral dorsal premotor cortex (dPMc)",[52],"Device: Sham tDCS",[54,60],{"type":55,"name":42,"description":56,"armGroupLabels":57,"otherNames":58},"DEVICE","This anodal tDCS is applied over the contralateral dorsal premotor cortex (instead of the ipsilateral motor cortex in previous studies).",[42],[59],"tDCS",{"type":55,"name":48,"description":61,"armGroupLabels":62,"otherNames":63},"Sham tDCS is applied",[48],[64],"tdcs",[66],{"facility":67,"status":68,"city":69,"state":69,"zip":70,"country":69,"countryCode":71,"cosmosGeoPoint":72,"geoPoint":77,"contacts":78},"Tan Tock Seng Hospital - Integrated Care Hub","RECRUITING","Singapore","307382","SG",{"type":73,"coordinates":74},"Point",[75,76],103.85007,1.28967,{"lat":76,"lon":75},[79,84],{"name":80,"role":81,"phone":82,"phoneExt":27,"email":83},"WAI PING ALFRED SENG, MBBS, MRCP","CONTACT","+65 68894580","alfred_seng@ttsh.com.sg",{"name":85,"role":86,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":27},"WAI PING ALFRED SENG","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",{"type":88,"investigatorFullName":27,"investigatorTitle":27,"investigatorAffiliation":27,"oldNameTitle":27,"oldOrganization":27},"SPONSOR",[90],{"name":91,"class":92},"Ng Teng Fong Healthcare Innovation Programme","UNKNOWN","100604608",false,"NCT07151729","Use of Anodal tDCS to Enhance Upper Limb Recovery in Stroke","Use of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Upper Limb Recovery in Stroke","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* First ever unilateral ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, as documented by CT or MRI scans\n* Age 21-80 years, both males and females\n* Within 8 weeks of stroke onset\n* Severe weakness of one upper limb, defined by a Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) score \\\u003C 5 (Medical Research Council grading)\n* Provision of informed consent by patient or a legal guardian in accordance with the local ethics committee guidelines and the Declaration of Helsinki\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Bilateral hemispheric or cerebellar strokes\n* Pre-existing arm pathology (e.g. contracture, severe pain, etc.) on the affected side\n* Presence of brain implants, and previous insertion of external ventricular drains.\n* Metallic implants at the level of the neck, mouth cavity and below are permitted (e.g. Cardiac stents, dental implants, pacemakers and other metallic objects)\n* A history of spontaneous seizures, epilepsy, brain tumour, and cranial surgery\n* Severe cognitive impairment (MOCA Score \\\u003C10) that would hinder sufficient understanding of the instructions\n* Pregnancy","ALL","21 Years","80 Years",{"count":103,"type":104},50,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[107],"NA","This will be a randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial. 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