RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06048159

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) for the Recovery of Phonological Short-Term Memory in Patients With Aphasia After Stroke

TACS for the Recovery of Phonological STM After Stroke


Sponsor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Nov 6, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Diagnosed with left hemisphere stroke/aphasia
  • Consent date \>= 1 month after stroke onset
  • Fluent in English
  • years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria7

  • Severe cognitive, auditory or visual impairments that would preclude cognitive and language testing
  • Presence of major untreated or unstable psychiatric disease
  • A chronic medical condition that is not treated or is unstable
  • The presence of cardiac stimulators or pacemakers
  • Contraindications to MRI or tACS, e.g. patients with metallic implants, and/or history of skull fractures, pregnancy, skin diseases
  • History of ongoing or unmanaged seizures
  • History of dyslexia or other developmental learning disabilities

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Interventions

DEVICEHD-tACS

High definition tACS will be applied during speech therapy.

DEVICESham HD-tACS

Sham high definition tACS will be applied during speech therapy.


Locations(1)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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