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Mind over MRI: stroke patients learn to rewire reading skills

NCT ID NCT04875936

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kessler Foundation Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study explores whether a special MRI technique can help people who have had a stroke improve their reading. Participants will practice controlling their own brain activity using real-time feedback from the MRI scanner. The goal is to retrain the brain's language areas to work better. The study involves 28 adults who had a left-hemisphere stroke within the past 3 months and have reading difficulties.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 28 people

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Started

Apr 2023

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

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Lead sponsor

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Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * First-ever left-hemisphere stroke \< 3 months prior to study recruitment or healthy volunteer * Age: 18 - 80 years old * Fluent and literate in English prior to stroke * Reading deficits, defined as \>3 errors on the Paragraphs test (subtests VIII, IX) of the Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia-2nd ed. (RCBA-2) in keeping with the healthy control accuracy criterion of 86-100% correct. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to consent or complete study tasks * Inability to undergo MRI (e.g., pregnancy, non-MRI compatible implants, claustrophobia) * A history of prior neurological disease (e.g., brain tumor, Alzheimer's disease)

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Conditions

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alexia stroke disorder

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Dyslexia, acquired Stroke

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Locations

  • Kessler Foundation

    RECRUITING

    West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, United States

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