What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are High-definition transcranial direct stimulation: sham, High-definition transcranial direct stimulation: optimal, or Modified constraint-induced movement therapy. The registry lists allocation as randomized. Non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical technologies that augment routine clinical practice for brain diseases and manage chronic symptoms have advanced rapidly over the past two decades.
They plan to enroll about 16 people at Urbana. Taking part typically means using or being fitted with a device, following a program (exercise, therapy, diet, or an app) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
Optimal Targeted High-definition tDCS for Reducing Post-stroke Upper Limb Motor Impairments
Interventions: High-definition transcranial direct stimulation: sham, High-definition transcranial direct stimulation: optimal, Modified constraint-induced movement therapy
Primary outcome (registry wording): Change in the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity score from baseline