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Behavioural Intervention

Offline tDCS-before therapy for Aphasia

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Led By Leora Cherney, PhD
Research Sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 11 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial is investigating whether using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) while a person with aphasia undergoes speech-language therapy (SLT) can improve language functioning more than SLT alone.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~11 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 11 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in trained conversational script.
Secondary outcome measures
Change in the Aphasia Quotient (AQ) of Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R)
Change in untrained conversational script
Maintenance of trained conversational script

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Offline tDCS-before therapyActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive 20 minutes of tDCS prior to the 40 minute speech-language therapy session.
Group II: Online tDCSActive Control1 Intervention
tDCS will be applied at the beginning of the 40 minute speech-language therapy session and will last for 20 minutes.
Group III: Offline tDCS-after therapyActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive 20 minutes of tDCS after the 40 minute speech-language therapy session.
Group IV: Sham tDCSPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Sham tDCS will be applied at the beginning of the 40 minute speech-language therapy session.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Shirley Ryan AbilityLabLead Sponsor
197 Previous Clinical Trials
16,986 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Aphasia
373 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchFED
71 Previous Clinical Trials
9,081 Total Patients Enrolled
Leora Cherney, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
2 Previous Clinical Trials
119 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Aphasia
119 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Timing of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Combined With Speech and Language Therapy (SLT)
Leora Cherney 2019. "Timing of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Combined With Speech and Language Therapy (SLT)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03773406.
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