Superiority Trial of Aphasia-focused Rehabilitation With tDCS Stimulation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2, Phase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-80
SponsorUniversity of South Carolina
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to help us understand if adding transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, to Speech Therapy improves language recovery in people with Broca's aphasia and is more effective than Speech Therapy alone.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Be willing and able to give informed consent.
Be willing and able to comply with study requirements.
Be between 25 and 80 years of age.
Have used English as the primary language for > 15 years.
Disqualifiers
History of brain surgery except for during the treatment of the acute stroke.
Seizures during the previous 12-months.
Compromised skin at or near electrode sites (e.g., rash, eczema, wounds, infection).
Correctly name more than 140 out of 175 items during the pre-treatment picture naming test (Philadelphia Naming Test).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- tDCS
Treatment groups
130 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of South Carolina
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov