Composition of the coordinating centre and trial steering committee {5d}
stroke, bossdevice, Stroke
STROKE, BRAIN, STROKE
Sponsor of the trial is the University Hospital of Tübingen with Prof. Ulf Ziemann, Director of the Department of Neurology & Stroke, as Sponsor Deputy and Principle Investigator. Coordinating Investigator is Dr. Sven Poli, Deputy Director of the Department of Neurology & Stroke. Biometrician is Prof. Peter Martus, Director of the Institute for clinical epidemiology and applied biometry, who will also provide and supervise the data management. The Project Management is carried out by the Centre for Clinical Studies (ZKS) of the University Hospital of Tübingen that will also provide monitoring, SAE-management and -reporting. An independent external international scientific advisory board is associated that will provide scientific guidance, and will also take responsibility as the Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB). Manufacturer of the investigational device (bossdevice) is sync2brain GmbH that will provide technical support. At the coordinating center the study takes place in the DIN-ISO-certified TMS study center of the University Hospital Tübingen with an on-site study team with high expertise in performing TMS in stroke patients, certified study assistants with expertise in study-associated clinical ratings of stroke patients and medical doctors with research focus in TMS and neurorehabilitation of stroke patients. The Brain Network and Plasticity research group at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research with world-leading expertise in TMS, led by Prof. Ziemann, supports the trial in data analyses.