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Table 1 Participant timeline

From: Effects of cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation based on multisensory integration to brain network connectivity in stroke patients: study protocol for a randomized doubled blind clinical trial

Activity

Study Stuff

 

Study Period

Prestudy

0 week

1 week

2 weeks

2 weeks end

6 weeks end

10 weeks end

Preparation

Sample size calculation

Investigator A

X

      

Eligibility screen

Investigator B

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

Medical information

Investigator B

X

      

Informed consent

Investigator B

X

      

Random allocation

Investigator B

X

      

Intervention

ccPAS Low frequency Group

Conventional therapy

Doctor B + Therapist

  

X

X

   

0.2 HZ ccPAS

Investigator C

  

X

X

   

ccPAS High frequency Group

Conventional therapy

Doctor B + Therapist

  

X

X

   

5 HZ ccPAS

Investigator C

  

X

X

   

control Group

Conventional therapy

Doctor B + Therapist

  

X

X

   

sham-ccPAS

Investigator C

  

X

X

   

Assessment

Primary outcome

FMA-UE

Assessor A

 

X

  

X

X

X

Secondary outcomes

The Line bisection test

Assessor B

       

MTCF

Assessor B

 

X

  

X

X

X

NIHSS

Assessor B

 

X

  

X

X

X

fMRI

Imaging doctor

 

X

  

X

X

X

DTI

Imaging doctor

 

X

  

X

X

X

Statistical analysis

Investigator A

    

X

 

X

  1. ccPAS, Cortical-cortical paired associative stimulation; FMA-UE, Fugl-meyer assessment of upper extremity; MTCF, Modified Taylor Complex Figure; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; DTI, Diffusion tensor imaging.
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BMC Neurology

ISSN: 1471-2377

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