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Behavioural Intervention

Active EEG Neurofeedback for Stroke (CARTER Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Argye E Hillis, MD, MA
Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University
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 baseline, 1 week following each intervention period and 8 weeks following both intervention periods
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CARTER Trial Summary

This trial will study if EEG neurofeedback training can help improve communication, anxiety, and sleep quality in people with aphasia.

Eligible Conditions
  • Stroke
  • Primary Progressive Aphasia
  • Aphasia

CARTER Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 1 week following each intervention period and 8 weeks following both intervention periods
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 1 week following each intervention period and 8 weeks following both intervention periods 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 Number of content units expressed in the Picture Description Test
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Controlled Oral Word Association test (COWA) score
Change in EEG absolute power z-scores
Change in EEG coherence z-scores
+8 more

CARTER Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Active EEG NeurofeedbackExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
15 sessions of active EEG neurofeedback at a frequency of 3-5 sessions per week for a duration of 3-5 weeks.
Group II: Sham FeedbackPlacebo Group1 Intervention
15 sessions of sham neurofeedback at a frequency of 3-5 sessions per week for a duration of 3-5 weeks.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
EEG Neurofeedback
2017
N/A
~130

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor
2,262 Previous Clinical Trials
14,823,084 Total Patients Enrolled
33 Trials studying Stroke
28,842 Patients Enrolled for Stroke
Argye E Hillis, MD, MAPrincipal InvestigatorJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
1 Previous Clinical Trials
1 Trials studying Stroke

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
California
How old are they?
65+
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Circuitry Assessment and Reinforcement Training Effects on Recovery
2020. "Circuitry Assessment and Reinforcement Training Effects on Recovery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04290988.
~22 spots leftby Sep 2025
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