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tDCS + speech therapy for Stroke

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Led By Amy Zheng, PhD
Research Sponsored by Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at baseline, at week 3, and at week 17
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether adding electrical stimulation to speech therapy helps people with aphasia caused by stroke, and whether it can help identify which patients are most likely to respond to this type of treatment.

Eligible Conditions
  • Stroke
  • Aphasia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at baseline, at week 3, and at week 17
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at baseline, at week 3, and at week 17 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 Western Aphasia Battery-Revised scores
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Communication Outcomes after Stroke (COAST)
Change in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: tDCS + speech therapyActive Control2 Interventions
Participants will receive 20 minutes of anodal tDCS paired with speech and language therapy over five consecutive days.
Group II: sham + speech therapyPlacebo Group2 Interventions
Participants will receive 20 minutes of sham tDCS paired with speech and language therapy over five consecutive days.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcareLead Sponsor
9 Previous Clinical Trials
277 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Stroke
195 Patients Enrolled for Stroke
Amy Zheng, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
1 Previous Clinical Trials
25 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Impact of Neuromodulation on Language Impairments in Stroke Patients
Amy Zheng 2018. "Impact of Neuromodulation on Language Impairments in Stroke Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03699930.
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