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tDCS as Treatment for Motor Function

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Treatment for Motor Function in Participants Living With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticalbasal Syndrome Degeneration, or Parkinson's Disease

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About This Trial

Previous preliminary results are sufficiently impressive to suggest that tDCS stimulation does have the potential to improve motor function when that ability is trained during stimulation. In the proposed study, the investigation will assess whether walking sessions combined with tDCS lead to improvements in motor function: gait, articulation, eye gaze, and motor dexterity. In addition, the investigators wish to examine if such results can be replicated in people with other conditions, such as cortical basal syndrome, and Parkinson's disease.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: \- 1. Participants must be able to walk unassisted, or with the assistance of a walker or cane, and be individuals who walk daily. 2\. Participants should have a sufficient level of English to be able to express themselves verbally, be able to read and follow instructions. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - 3\. Individuals with metal implants within the brain such as shunts will be excluded. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: \- 1. Participants must be able to walk unassisted, or with the assistance of a walker or cane, and be individuals who walk daily. 2\. Participants should have a sufficient level of English to be able to express themselves verbally, be able to read and follow instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * 3\. Individuals with metal implants within the brain such as shunts will be excluded.

Treatments Being Tested

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)

The Crossover design will enable us to use each participant as their own control.

DEVICE

Stimulation Arm

Participants will be exposed to the brain stimulation protocol while undergoing certain motor task during the training sessions.

Locations (1)

Baycrest Academy of Health Sciences and Geriatric Research
Toronto, Ontario, Canada