Clinical Trial: Transcranial Direct Stimulation (tDCS) and Behavioral Intervention in Aphasia

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Effects of a Combination of Transcranial Direct Stimulation (tDCS) and Behavioral Intervention in Non-fluent Aphasia

Brief Summary: We hypothesize patients who have difficulty with word recall (naming pictures) due to a stroke will experience greater benefit in word recall after receiving a combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and traditional behavioral treatment. This study will investigate the effects of the timing of tDCS in relationship to the behavioral treatment to determine the most optimal protocol. Transcranial direct current stimulation involves placing two electrodes on your scalp and sending a very small electrical current to excite the brain cells of the target site.