Tests brain stimulation to help language recovery after stroke
Tests brain stimulation to aid speech recovery in adults with stroke-related aphasia.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) for the Recovery of Phonological Short-Term Memory in Patients With Aphasia After Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Milwaukee, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Trial code
- NCT06048159
- Record updated
- 10 July 2026
- Original description
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
TACS for the Recovery of Phonological STM After Stroke
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke.
Inclusion: Diagnosed with left hemisphere stroke/aphasia; Consent date >= 1 month after stroke onset; Fluent in English; 18 years of age or older.
Exclusion: 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; Contraindications to MRI or tACS, e.g. patients with metallic implants, and/or history of skull fractures, pregnancy, skin diseases; History of ongoing or unmanaged seizures; History of dyslexia or other developmental learning disabilities; Severe cognitive, auditory or visual impairments that would preclude cognitive and language testing.