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

From: 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”

   

Stimulation

  
   

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

  

Time point

T0

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

Method

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

  1. T0 = Screening, T1 = Baseline assessment, T2-T6 = assessments at the stimulation sessions (S1-S5), T7 = Post-interventional assessment, T8 = Follow-up assessment
  2. 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