NCT02209922.

Trial name or title	The effects of tDCS combined with balance training on postural control and spasticity in chronic stroke patients (a randomised controlled trial)
Methods	RCT with parallel‐group design
Participants	Estimated enrolment: 40 Inclusion criteria: age between 18 and 80 years; first ischaemic MCA stroke > 6 months prior to enrolment; Romberg test > 30 seconds Exclusion criteria: haemorrhagic stroke; other neurological conditions affecting balance
Interventions	2 arms Active tDCS (2 mA for 20 minutes) and simultaneous balance training (10 to 15 minutes) for 5 consecutive days Sham tDCS and simultaneous balance training for 5 days
Outcomes	Outcomes will be recorded at baseline and 1 week after the end of intervention Primary outcome measures BBS Linear and nonlinear approximate entropy outcome measures for COP Secondary outcome measures MAS H‐reflex
Starting date	December 2014
Contact information	Fariba Yadolahi ShahidBeheshti Univesity of Medical sciences Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1616931111
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