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The study aims to identify if intensive language training, consisting mainly of computer-based object naming, together with electrical brain stimulation, will lead to an improvement of language functions in patients that suffer from language disturbances after a stroke.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| anodal tDCS | Experimental |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | cathodal tDCS |
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| 3 | Placebo Comparator | sham stimulation |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anodal tDCS | Device | anodal transcranial direct current stimulation |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of words correctly named after training plus tDCS | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Communicative-Activity-Log & Stroke-and-Aphasia-Quality-of-Life-Scale | 1 year |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Floel, MD | Contact | 0049 251 83 | 45699 | floeel@uni-muenster.de |
| Caterina Breitenstein, PhD | Contact | 0049 251 83 | 49969 | breitens@uni-muenster.de |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Floel, MD | Department of Neurology, University of Muenster; Department of Neurology, University of Berlin, Germany | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Neurology, University of Muenster; Department of Neurology, University of Berlin | Recruiting | Muenster / Berlin | NRW/Berlin-Brandenburg | 48129/10098 | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21636820 | Derived | Floel A, Meinzer M, Kirstein R, Nijhof S, Deppe M, Knecht S, Breitenstein C. Short-term anomia training and electrical brain stimulation. Stroke. 2011 Jul;42(7):2065-7. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.609032. Epub 2011 Jun 2. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001037 | Aphasia |
| D020521 | Stroke |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013064 | Speech Disorders |
| D007806 | Language Disorders |
| D003147 | Communication Disorders |
| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
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| cathodal tDCS |
| Device |
cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation |
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| sham stimulation | Device | sham stimulation |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |