tDCS as an Adjuvant to Intensive Speech Therapy for Chronic Post Stroke Aphasia

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Aphasia, Language

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with intensive speech therapy will improve sentence production and word retrieval in individuals with chronic post stroke aphasia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02801864

Run by

Austin Speech Labs

People needed

6

Starts

2016-01-01

Expected to finish

2019-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have suffered a left CVA
• Demonstrate 50% or greater on the Auditory Verbal Comprehension section of the WAB

You may not qualify if…

• Have any other type of neurological condition
• Have any other medical conditions, such as seizures or implants
• Have suffered a right CVA
• Are receiving teletherapy

Where it is running

• Austin Speech Labs — Austin, Texas, United States

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