Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) for the Recovery of Phonological Short-Term Memory in Patients With Aphasia After Stroke
Recruiting
TACS for the Recovery of Phonological STM After Stroke
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with left hemisphere stroke/aphasia * Consent date \>= 1 month after stroke onset * 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 * 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
About the study
This study will assess the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on language recovery after stroke.
What is being tested
- HD-tACS (device)
- Sham HD-tACS (device)
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin · Participants: 120 · Started: Nov 6, 2023
Contact the study team
- Sidney E Schoenrock, MA · Phone: 414-955-7579
- Priyanka Shah-Basak, PhD · Phone: 414-955-5752
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06048159
Locations in the U.S.
| Wisconsin | Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.