Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to enhance treatment effects in aphasia

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Aphasia. Language disorder after stroke; 10007963

• Registration Number: NL-OMON56678
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

Aphasia after stroke
Time post onset < 3 months
Age 18-80 years
Right handed
Physical health sufficient to participate in intensive aphasia therapy

Exclusion Criteria

Subarachnoïd Haemorrhage (SAH)
Prior stroke resulting in aphasia
Brain surgery in the past
Epileptic activity in the past 12 months
Excessive use of alcohol or drugs
Insufficient level of Dutch premorbidly
Premorbid (suspected) dementia
Premorbid psychiatric disease affecting communication
Severe nonlinguistic cognitive disturbances impeding language therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Boston Naming Test (BNT)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Amsterdam Nijmegen Test voor Alledaagse Taalvaardigheden (ANTAT)<br /><br>EuroQOL-5D; Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale (SAQOL)<br /><br>Werk en Zorg vragenlijst<br /><br>Size and location of the lesion<br /><br>fMRI: Laterality index (only for participants from the Rijndam rehabilitation<br /><br>center)</p><br>