Electrical Stimulation in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Induced Aphasia

Not Applicable

• Conditions: tDCS; TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury); Aphasia

• Registration Number: NCT03882502
• Lead Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive naming therapy leads to a performance improvement in patients with chronic aphasia induced by a moderate TBI

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-18
• Study First Posted: 2019-03-20
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-07
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-31
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• aphasia assessed by Aachener Aphasie Test (AAT) > 6 month after moderate TBI
• Age: 18 - 80 years
• right handedness

Exclusion Criteria

• dementia or other neurological diseases
• History of severe alcoholism or use of drugs
• Severe psychiatric disorders such as depression, psychosis (if not in remission)
• Severe untreated medical problems such as cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Naming ability assessed by	2 weeks	Performance in a standardised naming task (Boston Naming Task, BNT) under anodal tDCS compared to sham assessed immediately after training period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University medicine Greifswald; 🇩🇪 Greifswald, Germany