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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Primary Progressive Aphasia

NCT02928848 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2021-06-03

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Summary

In the present sham-controlled study, the investigators examine whether tDCS could be used to enhance language abilities (e.g., picture naming) in individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) primarily characterized by difficulties with speech production.

Conditions

  • Primary Progressive Aphasia

Interventions

DEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a type of noninvasive brain stimulation that modulates the resting excitability of neuronal populations, thereby altering patterns of brain activity in potentially behaviorally relevant ways. The stimulation involves 20 minutes of constant stimulation at 1.5 mA.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • H B Coslett, MD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-16
Primary Completion
2020-03-10
Completion
2020-03-13

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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