Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Post-Stroke Aphasia
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Aphasia
In brief
This study tests whether weak electrical stimulation of the brain is effective in improving language or reading difficulties occurring after a brain injury or stroke.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01709383
- Run by
- Georgetown University
- People needed
- 38
- Starts
- 2012-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-07-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 or older
- Aphasia due to left hemisphere stroke diagnosed by a physician or speech-language pathologist
You may not qualify if…
- Skull defect at or near the site of tDCS delivery
- History of a significant stroke or traumatic brain injury other than the event that caused the aphasia
- History of other brain conditions that could impact interpretation of results (such as multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, encephalitis, premorbid dementia)
- Presence of implanted electrical or metallic devices in the head or body (except titanium; e.g. cochlear implants, implanted shunts with metal parts, deep brain stimulators, pacemakers, defibrillators)
- Presence of ferrous metal in the head (e.g. shrapnel)
- History of psychiatric disease requiring hospitalization, electroconvulsive therapy, or ongoing medication use (other than common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants)
- Pregnancy
- Severe comprehension deficits
- Additional Exclusion Criteria for the optional MRI portion of the study:
- Presence of metal in the body (except titanium)
- Claustrophobia
Where it is running
- MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
- Georgetown University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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