Clinical trials: Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI
tDCS Intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is slowly progressive decline in a single domain of cognition (e.g.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI, FTD
- Trial name
- NCT02606422
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stuttering, Developmental, Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Investigating Speech Sequencing in Neurotypical Speakers and Persons With Disordered Speech
Persistent developmental stuttering affects more than three million people in the United States, and it can have profound adverse effects on quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05437159
- Testing
- Learning of non-native phoneme combinations: 6 training sessions, Learning of non-native phoneme combinations: 1 training session, Learning of novel multisyllabic nonwords
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
While many have strongly suggested that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may represent a beneficial intervention for patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), this promising technology has not yet been…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT05386394
- Testing
- Active tDCS + Language Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stroke, Ischemic, Aphasia
Virtual Reality in Aphasia Rehabilitation
Virtual reality-based aphasia rehabilitation has been shown to improve the language skills of individuals with aphasia in the chronic period after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT06200025
- Testing
- Cue-based speech therapy in virtual reality, Cue-based speech therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Aphasia
First Responder Aphasia Strategy Training
This study aims to determine the impact of a collaborative approach to training law enforcement officers and first responders about aphasia including their knowledge and confidence in communicating with individuals with aphasia…
- Trial name
- NCT06678854
- Testing
- Training about Aphasia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aphasia
Intensive Interdisciplinary Treatment Program for Individuals With Stroke-Induced Aphasia
An intensive, interdisciplinary treatment program was administered during the summer as part of regular clinic services in the Aphasia Resource Center (ARC) at Sargent College.
- Trial name
- NCT03096015
- Testing
- Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Aphasia, Stroke
Brain-based Understanding of Individual Language Differences After Stroke
Strokes often cause a loss of communication ability, referred to as aphasia, as well as cognitive difficulties. Each stroke survivor has a unique pattern of strengths and weaknesses in communication and cognition, and a unique…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Alexia
- Trial name
- BUILD (NCT04991519)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired
tACS to Enhance Language Abilities
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.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06092814
- Testing
- Active transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Speech-Language Treatment With Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a disorder characterized by gradual decline in speech-language ability caused by underlying neurodegenerative disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05901233
- Testing
- Remotely supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (RS-tDCS), Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT), Video Implemented Script Training in Aphasia (VISTA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke as well as healthy language functions.
- Trial name
- NCT04375722
- Testing
- tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Healthy
Posturing Effects on Perception of Time and Perceptions of the Provider-Patient Interaction in the Emergency Department
Study Objective: To examine the perceptions of time spent at the bedside; perceptions of bedside manner; and patient perceptions of the provider-patient interaction offered by emergency providers when they sit versus when they…
- Trial name
- NCT00170105
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Biofluid Research on Age-Related or Inherited Neurodegeneration
The aim of this study is to contribute to and continue to sustain a repository of blood samples, nucleic acid (DNA and/or RNA) samples, family history information, and other demographic information from individuals with…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD)
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT07798700)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aphasia, Nonfluent Aphasia
Neural Networks and Language Recovery in Aphasia From Stroke: fMRI Studies
The purpose of this research is to utilize functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate brain reorganization for language behavior in stroke patients with aphasia.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Nonfluent Aphasia, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00467103
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Effects of tDCS on Apraxia of Speech in Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. There are three different variants of PPA, each a relatively distinct speech and language profile.
- Trial name
- NCT04486586
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to assess changes in language abilities of participants with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following an 8-week therapy period combined with brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04142866
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, Speech-Language Therapy (SLT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
In this research study we want to learn more about the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on memory and brain-network function in cognitively unimpaired older adults and in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Amnestic Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06538311
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease
Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypes: Neuropsychology and Neural Networks
This study attempts to identify two types of AD by using clinical and cognitive tasks and brain imaging. The subtypes of AD are separated into a "typical" group (memory loss) and a "variant" group (language, visuospatial, and…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- EOAD-Subtype (NCT03153371)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Aphasia, Language
tDCS as an Adjuvant to Intensive Speech Therapy for Chronic Post Stroke Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with intensive speech therapy will improve sentence production and word retrieval in individuals with chronic post stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02801864
- Testing
- Real tDCS, Intensive Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Austin Speech Labs
Dyslexia, Dysphasia
Developmental Language Difficulties: Behavioural and Electrophysiological Studies
This study will help to better characterize oral and written language disorders and determine if these disorders are continuous or not.
- Trial name
- LANGAGE (NCT02872870)
- Testing
- auditory lexical decision task, electroencephalogram
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, France
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University
Stroke, Stroke (CVA) or TIA
The Imperial Comprehensive Cognitive Assessment in Cerebrovascular Disease (IC3)
Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, frequently resulting in persistent cognitive deficits among survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Dementia, Vascular, Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Trial name
- IC3 (NCT05885295)
- Testing
- MRI brain, Blood tests, cognitive assessments
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London