NCT02422173.

Trial name or title	Effects of different montages of transcranial direct current stimulation on the risk of falls and lower limb function for acute stroke patients: a randomised controlled trial
Methods	RCT with parallel‐group design
Participants	Estimated enrolment: 60 Inclusion criteria: clinical diagnosis of acute stroke; ability to walk 10 metres independently; high risk of falling Exclusion criteria: severe functional limitations; cognitive impairment
Interventions	4 arms A‐tDCS over the affected hemisphere (2 mA) on 5 consecutive days for 2 weeks C‐tDCS over the unaffected hemisphere (2 mA) Dual‐tDCS with the anode positioned over the affected hemisphere and the cathode over the unaffected hemisphere (2 mA) Sham tDCS (2 mA for 30 seconds)
Outcomes	Primary outcome measure Four Square Step Test (change from baseline at 3 months) Secondary outcome measures Occurrence of Falling Index (at week 2, week 4 and week 12) Overall Stability Index (at week 2, week 4 and week 12) Falls Efficacy Scale (at week 2, week 4 and week 12) BBS (at week 2, week 4 and week 12) 6MWT (at week 2, week 4 and week 12) STST (at week 2, week 4 and week 12)
Starting date	January 2015
Contact information	Suellen Marinho Andrade Federal University of Paraíba
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