A Randomized Clinical Trial of TDCS to Remediate Phonological Impairment in Aphasia
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral, Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study will investigate the effects of mild electrical stimulation in conjunction with speech therapy for people with post-stroke aphasia to enhance language recovery.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients must be 18 or older.
⁃ Patients may not be older than 85.
⁃ Patients must have a language deficit from left-sided focal neurologic damage (e.g. stroke, tumor).
⁃ Patients must be adults and have English-language fluency.
⁃ Patients must be eligible to undergo MRI.
⁃ Beyond meeting the inclusion criteria, no preference will be given on the basis of race, ethnicity or gender.
Locations
United States
Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITING
Milwaukee
Contact Information
Primary
Sidney E Schoenrock, MA
sschoenrock@mcw.edu
414-955-7579
Backup
Sara Pillay, Ph.D
sapillay@mcw.edu
414-955-4482
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-03
Estimated Completion Date: 2033-01-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Experimental: HD-tDCS
Participants will be randomized to receive either anodal HD-tDCS or sham-tDCS.
Experimental: Speech Therapy
Participants will be randomized to receive either phonologic-focused speech therapy or semantic-focused speech therapy
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Medical College of Wisconsin