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Implementing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Rehabilitation Setting

ConditionsAphasiaStroke
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCasa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

About this trial

This study looks at whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can be effectively implemented in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings during routine speech therapy for people who recently had a stroke and now have aphasia (difficulty speaking or understanding language)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke

aphasia

Disqualifiers

not a patient at either inpatient and outpatient settings of Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Trial population

adult stroke patients with aphasia of inpatient and outpatient settings of Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

    Device

    20 minute anodal tDCS (1mA) to the left inferior frontal (Broca) area, concurrent with speech and language therapy by a trained speech language pathologist (SLP) over their stay (during at least 5 sessions)

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Nasa Taskload Index (NTI)

The NASA Task Load Index (NTI) is a widely used tool for measuring how demanding a task feels to a person. It captures subjective workload, meaning it asks individuals to rate how challenging a task was for them. It was developed by NASA researchers in the 1980s to better understand how mental and physical demands affect performance

Time frame
3 months, 6 months and 1 year (after the start of data collection, approximately)
2

Theoretical Domain Framework (TDF) questionnaire

The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) is a structured approach used to understand why people do or do not change behavior in healthcare and other settings. It brings together key concepts from multiple behavior-change theories into a single framework to help identify barriers and facilitators to implementing new practices.

Time frame
at baseline, as well as 3 months, 6 months and 1 year (after the start of data collection, approximately)

Secondary outcomes

1

Western Aphasia Battery Revised (WABr)

The Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R) is a standardized assessment used to identify the presence, type, and severity of aphasia in adults with acquired brain injury, most commonly stroke. It evaluates multiple language skills, including speech production, comprehension, repetition, and naming, as well as reading and writing.

Time frame
at patient's admission and discharge (around 3 weeks after admission)

Other outcomes

1

Adverse Event Questionnaire (AEQ)

The Adverse Event Questionnaire (AEQ) is a safety monitoring tool used to systematically record any unwanted or unexpected symptoms that occur during or after an intervention. It typically asks participants or clinicians to report the type, severity, timing, and duration of potential side effects. In this study, the AEQ is used to report known, low-risk side effects of tDCS, such as scalp tingling, skin irritation, headache, or fatigue.

Time frame
3 months and 6 months (after the start of data collection, approximately)

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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