Clinical trials: Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the neurodegeneration of language brain systems. Three main clinical variants are currently recorgnized (nonfluent, semantic, and logopenic PPA).
- Trial name
- NCT03580954
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Dyslexia, Acquired, Brain Injuries
Therapy for Reading Problems in Adults After Brain Injury
Adults who sustain brain damage due to stroke, head injury, or traumatic surgery may develop difficulty reading. This study examines the effectiveness of behavior-based programs to improve reading ability in these individuals.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Acquired, Brain Injuries, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- NCT00064805
- Testing
- Cognitive Therapy to Improve Reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Stroke
AERs in Aphasia: Severity and Improvement
Over one million persons in the United States are aphasic subsequent to a stroke. Most of the individuals improve through spontaneous recovery and treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00013442
- Testing
- Auditory Evoked Response
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Aphasia
Brain Stimulation and Aphasia Treatment
The purpose of this study is to assess the changes in language processing of patients with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following the application of brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT01686373)
- Testing
- Activa Dose II Real tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Aphasia, Stroke
Balancing Effortful and Errorless Learning in Naming Treatment for Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by stroke and other acquired brain injuries that affects over two million people in the United States and which interferes with life participation and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05653440
- Testing
- Accuracy-maximized condition, Effort-maximized condition, Effort-accuracy balanced condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Stimulation (tDCS) and Behavioral Intervention in Aphasia
We hypothesize patients who have difficulty with word recall (naming pictures) due to a stroke will experience greater benefit in word recall after receiving a combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02226796
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota