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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) for Facilitating Swallowing Improvement After an Acute Unilateral Hemispheric Stroke

NCT01132066 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2014-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the research study is to investigate the effect of a brain stimulation technique called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) in improving swallowing functions in subjects who develop dysphagia after a unilateral hemispheric infarction.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

tDCS

tDCS will lead to an increase in cortical excitability

OTHER

Sham

Sham will provide identical subjective sensation as tDCS

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sandeep Kumar, MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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