NCT02401724.

Trial name or title	A randomised trial of non‐invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) in stroke survivors
Methods	RCT with parallel‐group design
Participants	Estimated enrolment: 60 Inclusion criteria: aged between 18 and 90 years; ischaemic stroke affecting right hemisphere, radiologically confirmed; persistent neglect > 1 months after stroke, confirmed by BIT; prestroke functional independence (mRS 0 to 2) Exclusion criteria: patients who do not understand English; bilateral infarcts, radiologically confirmed; MoCA < 26; other neurological diseases; significant morbidity; alcohol excess; exclusion criteria for tDCS
Interventions	4 arms Training exercises (lifting rods) Active tDCS over the left/undamaged hemisphere (1 mA for 15 minutes) for 10 sessions in 3 weeks Training exercises (lifting rods) plus active tDCS over the left/undamaged hemisphere (1 mA for 15 minutes) for 10 sessions in 3 weeks Control training (reaching rods with the unaffected hand)
Outcomes	Primary outcome measure Change in BIT (at 6 months after the end of intervention) Secondary outcome measures: Compliance as measured by adherence to task instructions (at baseline, at 3 weeks and at 6 months) Retention numbers (at baseline, at 3 weeks and at 6 months)
Starting date	March 2015
Contact information	Monika Harvey, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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