Recruiting

tDCS

Sponsor:

Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Code:

NCT07535788

Conditions

Aphasia

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Study Details

Brief summary:

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)

Conditions

Aphasia

Stroke

Study ID

NCT07535788

Start date

May 4, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

May 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 4, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
  • aphasia

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

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)

Primary outcome measure

  • Nasa Taskload Index (NTI) [ Time Frame: 3 months, 6 months and 1 year (after the start of data collection, approximately) ]
  • Theoretical Domain Framework (TDF) questionnaire [ Time Frame: at baseline, as well as 3 months, 6 months and 1 year (after the start of data collection, approximately) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Caroline Schnakers, PhD

3108061443cschnakers@casacolina.org

Locations

Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Recruiting

Pomona, California, United States, 91767

Contacts

Caroline Schnakers, PhD

909/596-7733cschnakers@casacolina.org

More Information

Sponsor

Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Last update posted

Oct 26, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-27. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare on 2026-10-26. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.