NCT01701713.

Trial name or title	Safety study of transcranial direct current stimulation in aphasia therapy in acute and post‐acute stroke
Methods	Randomised controlled double‐blind trial
Participants	Estimated enrolment: 100 right‐handed people with first‐time ever infarction in the middle cerebral artery and resulting language impairment, aged between 18 and 85 years and with an NIHSS < 20 Exclusion criteria: previous epilepsy or epileptogenic events or epilepsy typical elements in EEG, hypersensitive skin on the head, metal implants in the head, pacemakers or other electronic implants, previous head/brain surgery, medication reducing seizure threshold, psychiatric history
Interventions	Behavioural naming therapy + tDCS (polarity not stated) versus behavioural naming therapy + S‐tDCS
Outcomes	Primary outcome measures: skin irritation (type of assessment not stated) Secondary outcome measures: improved language, measured by improved picture naming
Starting date	June 2009
Contact information	Contact: Gerhard J Jungehuelsing MD; email: jan.jungehuelsing@charite.de, or Isabell Wartenburger, Prof MD; email: isabell.wartenburger@uni‐potsdam.de
Notes	Status unknown, last update in October 2012