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tDCS Effects on Brain Plasticity in Aphasia Treatment

NCT05483556 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2024-01-18

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Summary

The efficacy of conventional speech therapy alone for aphasia recovery is inconclusive. The prospective study will monitor the effects of combined language therapy and tDCS through structural and functional MRI.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Real tDCS

An anodal high-definition tDCS of 2 mA lasting for 20 minutes will be delivered to the left inferior frontal gyrus during speech therapy.

DEVICE

Sham tDCS

An anodal high-definition tDCS of 2 mA lasting for 30 seconds will be delivered to the left inferior frontal gyrus during speech therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Min Ney Wong, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-31
Completion
2024-10-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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