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Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia

Medical College of Wisconsin · NCT04375722

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–85 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
50
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
January 4, 2020
Record last updated
July 29, 2026

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What the study is about

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

Being studied: tACS

Conditions: Aphasia; Stroke

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe cognitive, auditory or visual impairments that would preclude cognitive and language testing
  • 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
  • Any metal implants in the skull
  • Contraindications to MRI or tACS
  • History of seizures
  • History of dyslexia or other developmental learning disabilities

Recruiting US locations

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, WI 53226

    Site contact: Sidney Schoenrock, MA · 414-955-7579 · sschoenrock@mcw.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sidney Schoenrock, MA · 414-955-7579 · sschoenrock@mcw.edu
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