Electrical Stimulation in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Induced Aphasia

University Medicine Greifswald40 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a tDCS-accompanied intensive naming therapy leads to a performance improvement in patients with chronic aphasia induced by a moderate TBI

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Aphasia TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)tDCS

Interventions

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)- accompanied naming therapy or sham stimulationOTHER

anodal tDCS or sham stimulation will be combined with an intensive naming training and the number of items that could be named will be assessed immediately after the intervention.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * aphasia assessed by Aachener Aphasie Test (AAT) \> 6 month after moderate TBI * Age: 18 - 80 years * right handedness Exclusion Criteria: * dementia or other neurological diseases * History of severe alcoholism or use of drugs * Severe psychiatric disorders such as depression, psychosis (if not in remission) * Severe untreated medical problems such as cancer

Locations (1)

University medicine Greifswald

Greifswald, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Naming ability assessed by

Performance in a standardised naming task (Boston Naming Task, BNT) under anodal tDCS compared to sham assessed immediately after training period

Time frame: 2 weeks

Central Contacts

Agnes Floeel, Prof

CONTACT

+49 3834 86 6815 agnes.floeel@uni-greifswald.de

Katharina Wuesten, PhD

CONTACT

+49 3834 86 6754 katharina.wuesten@uni-greifswald.de

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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