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Table 2 Study testing visits (V1-3) and outcome assessments

From: Recovering arm function in chronic stroke patients using combined anodal HD-tDCS and virtual reality therapy (ReArm): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Outcome measures

Inclusion visit

Pre-test (V1)

Post-test (V2)

Retention test (V3, 3 months after V2)

Mini Mental State Examination

X

   

Boston diagnostic aphasia examination

X

   

Bell’s test

X

   

Wolf Motor Function Test

 

X

X

X

Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity

 

X

X

X

Box and Block Test

 

X

X

X

Barthel Index

 

X

X

X

Actimetry

 

X

X

X

Proximal Arm Non-Use (PANU)a

 

X

X

X

Reaching task (Kinematics and EEG/fNIRS)

 

X

X

X

Circular steering task (Kinematics and EEG/fNIRS)

 

X

X

X

Lady bug test (Kinematics and EEG/fNIRS)

 

X

X

X

  1. aProximal Arm Non-Use will be assessed during the reaching task
  2. EEG Electroencephalography, fNIRS Functional near-infrared spectroscopy