tACS to Enhance Language Abilities
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
About this trial
The goal of this study is to see if transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) can be used to enhance language abilities in people with post-stroke aphasia. Participants will receive real and sham tACS in conjunction with various language tests. Researchers will compare the post-stroke aphasia group with aged matched controls to see if brain response to tACS differs between groups.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Presence of aphasia
Suffered a single, left hemisphere stroke
Stroke ≥6 months old (chronic) at the time of enrollment
Right-handedness
Disqualifiers
Inability to understand the nature of the study
Marked naming impairment
Impaired non-verbal, conceptual processing
History of significant medical or neurological disorder (other than stroke)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Active transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1University of Pennsylvania19104, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Pennsylvania
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov