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Clinical Trials/DRKS00025757
DRKS00025757
Completed
Phase 2

Pilot Study fostering language skills of patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) using a combination of speech training and brain stimulation - SPEAK

niversitätsklinikum Bonn0 sites6 target enrollmentJuly 2, 2021

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Primary Progressive Aphasia (G31.0)
Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Bonn
Enrollment
6
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 2, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Bonn

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Written consent to participation in study
  • \- Patients who are able to follow instructions and are compliant with the frequent study visits
  • \- The patient is able to understand all verbal and written information
  • \- Clinically diagnosed PPA (mild to moderate) according to current diagnostic criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Patient does not consent to this study
  • \- Patient is not able to understand the extent, meaning nor the consequences of this clinical study
  • \- Patient is unable to follow the procedure of the study
  • \- Stable use of medication against dementia (\< 3 months)
  • \- Strong cognitive deficits (Mini\-Mental Status Test \<21\)
  • \- Acute psychotic episode
  • \- Neurological disorder apart from dementia being the reason for cognitive and/or language deficits (e.g. stroke, MS, Parkinson disease)
  • Comorbid language disorder that is not due to PPA, e.g. stroke
  • Exclusion criteria considering use of rTMS:
  • \- Standard inclusion and exclusion criteria of

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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