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. 2016 Jul 18;2016(7):CD010916. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010916.pub2

Yotnuengnit 2013.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
 Adverse events: not reported
 Deaths: not reported
 Dropouts : not reported
 ITT: unclear
Participants Country: Thailand
 32 patients (age range 40 to 80 years; modified Hoehn and Yahr stages 2 and 3)
 Inclusion criteria: not described
 Exclusion criteria: not described
Interventions 3 arms:
 (1) A‐tDCS (2 mA, duration and electrode montage not stated) over the lower extremity motor cortex) over 6 sessions in 2 weeks
 (2) A‐tDCS (2 mA, duration and electrode montage not stated) over the lower extremity motor cortex) plus physical therapy over 6 sessions in 2 weeks
(3) S‐tDCS (no details provided) plus physical therapy over 6 sessions in 2 weeks
Outcomes Outcomes were recorded at baseline and at the 2nd, 4th and 8th week after the end of intervention phase:
Gait speed
Stride length
Cadence
Notes Conference abstract

A‐tDCS : anodal transcranial direct current stimulation 
 ITT: i ntention‐to‐treat analysis 
 MDS‐UPDRS : Movement Disorders Society revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating scale 
 MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination 
 SD: standard deviation 
 S‐tDCS : sham transcranial direct current stimulatio n 
 UPDRS : Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale