NCT04375722Recruiting
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia
Exogenous Tuning of Neural Oscillations as a Mode of Treatment in Post-stroke Aphasia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke as well as healthy language functions.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 1 May 2020
- Start date
- Jan 2020
- Primary completion date
- Jan 2030
- Lead sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT04375722
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From Jan 2020 to the primary completion date, Jan 2030
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Any metal implants in the skull
Other illness
- Presence of major untreated or unstable psychiatric disease
- A chronic medical condition that is not treated or is unstable
- The presence of cardiac stimulators or pacemakers
- History of seizures
- History of dyslexia or other developmental learning disabilities
Other
- Severe cognitive, auditory or visual impairments that would preclude cognitive and language testing
- Contraindications to MRI or tACS
Who the study is looking for
- Healthy Controls
- 18 years of age or older
- Fluent in English
- No history of neurological or psychiatric disorders
- Stroke Patients
- Diagnosed with post-stroke aphasia by referring physician/neuropsychologist
- Consent date \>=1 months after stroke onset
- Right-handed
- Fluent in English
- 18 years of age or older
Age in the registry: 18 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical College of Wisconsin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milwaukee | United States | Recruiting |
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