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Post-Stroke Aphasia TMS

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Precision Neuromodulation in Post-Stroke Aphasia Using TMS

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed with left hemisphere stroke
* 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 (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disease)
* A chronic medical condition that is not treated or is unstable
* The presence of cardiac stimulators or pacemakers or intracardiac lines, neurostimulators, medication infusion device, any other implants near the scalp (e.g., cochlear implants) or in the eye, metal in the body (e.g., splinters, fragments, clips)
* Pregnancy
* History of skull fractures, or skin diseases
* History of ongoing or unmanaged seizures
* Presence of factors that potentially decrease seizure thresholds: on pro-convulsant medications, untreated sleep deprivation or insomnia, ongoing alcoholism or illegal drug abuse (e.g., cocaine or MDMA users)
* History of dyslexia or other developmental learning disabilities

About the study

The investigator proposes to examine the effects of excitatory transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) combined with semantic feature analysis (SFA) language therapy to improve word-finding abilities in stroke survivors with aphasia (SWA).

What is being tested

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin · Participants: 50 · Started: Sep 1, 2025

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06974279

Locations in the U.S.

WisconsinMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.