Brain Network Plasticity in Aphasic Patients Associated With Combined Speech Therapy and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• History of a single unilateral left-hemispheric stroke,
• Right handedness
• Demonstrated features of Broca's Aphasia
• Cantonese speaker
• Comprehension sufficient to carry out tasks
• No history of other neurological diseases
Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
RECRUITING
Kowloon
Contact Information
Primary
Min Ney WONG, PhD
min.wong@polyu.edu.hk
(852) 27667268
Backup
Faisal N Baig, PhD
faisal.n.baig@polyu.edu.hk
(852) 27666561
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-11-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 10
Treatments
Experimental: Real tDCS
Five post-stroke patients will be allocated by the flip the coin method to the experimental group. Participants will receive anodal tDCS stimulation for 20 minutes
Sham_comparator: Sham tDCS
Five participants will be allocated by the flip coin method to the sham comparator group. Participants will receive the tDCS stimulation for the 30s
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University