Verum versus sham tDCS in the treatment of stroke-induced apraxia: study protocol of the randomized controlled trial RAdiCS -“Rehabilitating (stroke-induced) Apraxia with direct Current Stimulation”

Table 1 List of applied tests at a given time point (T0-T8)

			Stimulation
			S1	S2	S3	S4	S5
Time point	T0	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	T7	T8
Method	T0	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	T7	T8
Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI)	X
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	X
Aphasia Check List - Short version (ACL-K)	X							X	X
Cologne Apraxia Screening (KAS)	X							X	X
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)		X
Goldenberg hand- and finger-imitation test		X						X	X
De Renzi test of actual object-use		X						X	X
De Renzi imitation test			XX	XX	XX	XX	XX		X
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)			XX	XX	XX	XX	XX		X
Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT)		4X	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX		4X
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)		X						X	X
Medical Research Council (MRC)		X						X	X
Vigorimeter (for grip force)		X						X	X

T0 = Screening, T1 = Baseline assessment, T2-T6 = assessments at the stimulation sessions (S1-S5), T7 = Post-interventional assessment, T8 = Follow-up assessment
X = single application of the test, XX = application before and after the stimulation (verum or sham tDCS), 4X = 3 times of training and measurement of the 4th trial

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