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Zapping the brain to find lost words: new hope for stroke survivors?

NCT ID NCT04166513

Symptom relief Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested whether a gentle electrical current applied to the scalp (tDCS) during speech therapy could help people with chronic aphasia—a language disorder after stroke—recover their ability to name objects and read words. Twenty-five adults with long-term aphasia received both real and sham stimulation while doing picture-naming and reading tasks. The goal was to see if the brain stimulation boosted the effects of speech therapy and changed brain activity patterns.

What this could mean

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Active substance
targeted transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-invasive way to boost speech therapy for people with long-term aphasia after stroke.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 25 participants and no control group for the stimulation alone. Results may not apply to all types of aphasia or stroke survivors.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

25 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2019

Finished

Jul 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a language deficit from focal neurologic damage (e.g. stroke, tumor). * Patients must be adults and have English-language fluency. * Patients must be eligible to undergo MRI. Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced neurodegenerative disease (i.e. Stage 3 Alzheimer's disease) or neurologic disorder (e.g. idiopathic epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, ALS) * Severe psychopathology (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, acute major depressive episode) * No suspected or diagnosed uncorrectable hearing or vision difficulties, or developmental disabilities (i.e. intellectual disability or learning disability). * Contraindications to MRI such as claustrophobia, implanted electronic devices, MRI-incompatible metal in the body, extreme obesity, pregnancy, inability to lie flat, and inability to see or hear stimulus materials

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Conditions

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aphasia stroke disorder

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Aphasia Stroke

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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