2.3. Experimental Design
Randomization of patients who met the eligibility criteria was performed by an external researcher who was not part of any research process through the website Initially, patients were evaluated using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) at pretreatment (baseline) and after 5 and 10 sessions. The Global Perception of Change Scale was also applied after starting treatment of five and ten sessions. The intervention protocol consisted of ten sessions of tDCS combined with physiotherapy for two consecutive weeks (5 days a week) (