NCT03272906.
Trial name or title | Clinical feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with standard aphasia therapy |
Methods | Randomised cross‐over trial |
Participants | Estimated enrolment: 20 Inclusion criteria: single, unilateral stroke resulting in aphasia, competency to provide written informed consent, ability to participate in standard aphasia therapy Exclusion criteria: serious psychological condition, serious neurological condition other than stroke, serious medical condition, pregnancy, history of seizures, presence of electronic or metal implants (e.g. pacemaker, vagal nerve stimulator, etc.) |
Interventions | Each participant will undergo all of the following conditions: ‐ A‐tDCS with 2 mA over the ventral inferior frontal gyrus for 20 minutes during 60 minutes of speech and language therapy over the course of 12 weeks ‐ S‐tDCS over the ventral inferior frontal gyrus for 20 minutes during 60 minutes of speech and language therapy over the course of 12 weeks |
Outcomes | Outcomes will be recorded at the end of intervention period, and at 6‐week follow‐up: Primary outcome measures: ‐ production of Correct Information Units in Cinderella narrative Secondary outcome measures: ‐ WAB‐R ‐ Communication Activities of Daily Living‒2 ‐ PNT |
Starting date | August 2017 |
Contact information | Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 70803 Susan Duncan, PhD |
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