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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Combined With Proprioceptive Training for Blind Individuals: The Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
| العنوان: | The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Combined With Proprioceptive Training for Blind Individuals: The Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
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| المؤلفون: | Rodolfo Borges Parreira, Jamile Benite Palma Lopes, Milena Santana França, Mayara Bernardo Albuquerque, Lorraine Barbosa Cordeiro, Deborah Carvalho da Silva Cardoso, Veronica Cimolin, Manuela Galli, Claudia Santos Oliveira |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 11 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Frontiers Media S.A., 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | transcranial direct current stimulation, impaired vision, postural control, proprioceptive exercises, tDCS, rehabilitation, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| الوصف: | To maintain the balance, the postural system needs to integrate the three main sensorial systems: visual, vestibular, and somatosensory to keep postural control within the limits of stabilization. Damage of one of these systems, in this case, the vision, will have a great disturbance on the postural control influencing the behavior of the balance, resulting in falls. The aim of this study protocol for a randomized, controlled clinical trial is to analyze the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with proprioceptive exercises on postural control in individuals with congenital and acquired blindness. In this randomized, controlled, double-blind, clinical trial, male, and female individuals with blindness between 18 and 55 years of age will participate in this study divided into three phases: 1—Determine differences in postural control and gait between individuals with congenital and acquired blindness with and without the use of a guide stick when wearing shoes and when barefoot; 2—A pilot study to analyze the effects a bilateral cerebellar anodal tDCS on postural on postural control and gait; and 3—A treatment protocol will be conducted in which the participants will be allocated to four groups: G1—active tDCS + dynamic proprioceptive exercises; G2—sham tDCS + dynamic proprioceptive exercises; G3—active tDCS + static proprioceptive exercises; and G4—sham tDCS + static proprioceptive exercises. Evaluations will involve a camera system for three-dimensional gait analysis, a force plate, and electromyography. Dynamic stability will be determined using the Timed Up and Go test and static stability will be analyzed with the aid of the force plate. The viability of this study will allow the determination of differences in postural control between individuals with congenital and acquired blindness, the analysis of the effect of tDCS on postural control, and the establishment of a rehabilitation protocol. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1664-2295 63943638 |
| Relation: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.592376/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-2295 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fneur.2020.592376 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d95a29c9a639436382b372d1b975d85c |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.95a29c9a639436382b372d1b975d85c |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 16642295 63943638 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fneur.2020.592376 |