Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Post-Stroke Aphasia
Study Phase: N/A
Recruitment Status: Recruiting
Start Date: August 01, 2023
End Date: May 01, 2024
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of aphasia: Broca's or mixed (based on the assessment of a Speech Language Pathologist).
- presence of a focus of injury in the left hemisphere (within one hemisphere only) as a result of the first ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (based on CT/MRI examination);
- chronic stage of the disease
- time since the stroke occurred over 6 months.
- ability to achieve an accuracy in the Naming Task of 10-60%.
- 18-80 years
- right-handedness before the stroke.
- ability to give informed written consent.
- fluency in English.
Exclusion Criteria:
- severe cognitive, auditory or visual impairment that would preclude cognitive and language testing
- inability to follow a two-step command.
- presence of metal implants in the skull.
- presence of major untreated or unstable psychiatric disease.
- history of epilepsy or seizures.
- ongoing medication that increases the risk of epileptic seizures.
- presence in the body of cardiac stimulators or pacemaker.
- history of speech, language, hearing, or intellectual disability during childhood.
- pregnancy (based on declarations) Exclusion criteria during the trial:
- high intolerance to stimulation.
- occurrence of an epileptic seizure.
- other previously absent neurological or mental symptoms Withdrawal criteria:
- high intolerance to stimulation (participants experience severe discomfort during stimulation);
- occurrence of an epileptic seizure;
- other previously absent neurological, physical or mental symptoms.