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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Post-stroke Aphasia

NCT02622945 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-11-26

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Summary

This study aims to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with speech-language therapy is more beneficial than speech-language therapy alone in acute and chronic post-stroke aphasia.

Conditions

  • Aphasia

Interventions

DEVICE

Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy

Stimulation will be delivered by a battery-driven constant current stimulator. The electrical current will be administered to a pre-specified region of the brain not affected by the lesion(perilesional areas, right hemisphere or cerebellum). The stimulation will be delivered at an intensity of 2mA (estimated current density 0.04 mA/cm2; estimated total charge 0.048C/cm2) in a ramp-like fashion for a maximum of 20 minutes. Speech-language therapy will be oral and written naming.

DEVICE

Sham plus Speech-Language Therapy

Speech-Language therapy will be administered during sham stimulation. Current will be administered in a ramp-line fashion but after the ramping the intensity will drop to 0 mA. Speech-language therapy will be oral and written naming.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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