Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia

Part of paid clinical trials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Study ID
NCT04375722
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 85 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • tACS — DEVICE
    Active or Sham tACS will be applied.

Study Details

This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke as well as healthy language functions.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 4, 2020
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2030
Completion
Dec 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: tACS 10 Hz low frequency
    All participants in a within-subject design will receive high-Definition-tACS, delivered via a battery operated alternating current stimulator (Soterix) using two 3x1 center-surround montages. Targets of stimulation will be localized based on the 10-10 International EEG system with center electrodes placed at a frontal and a temporoparietal site. The current is turned on and increased in a ramplike fashion over approximately 30 seconds. Participants will undergo tACS with frequencies ranging from 4-40Hz for 20-minutes with 2 milliampere (mA) peak-to-peak intensity. For sham stimulation, tACS is turned off after the first 30 seconds.

Primary Outcome Measure

tACS changes in language performance verbal STM tasks [ Time Frame: Changes monitored over pre, during and immediately after 20 minutes of tACS ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeWisconsin53226
Sidney Schoenrock, MA
[email protected]
414-955-7579

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