Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Post-Stroke Aphasia

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

38

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2015

Conditions
Aphasia
Interventions
DEVICE

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

The tDCS treatments will be applied bilaterally, with the anodal electrode placed on the left temple and the cathodal electrode placed on the right temple. The tDCS will be applied at the beginning of 60-minute speech-language treatment sessions for five days across a one-week period.

DEVICE

Sham Stimulation

The sham tDCS will be applied at the beginning of 60-minute speech-language treatment sessions for five days across a one-week period.

Trial Locations (2)

20010

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington D.C.

20057

Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medstar Health Research Institute

OTHER

lead

Georgetown University

OTHER