Brain Stimulation Effects on Post-Stroke Fatigue and Aphasia

Официальное название

Pre-Frontal tDCS as a Novel Intervention to Reduce Effects of Post-Stroke Fatigue While Improving Language and Attention in Aphasia

Обзор

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if electrical brain stimulation applied to the front parts of the brain can help people who have had a stroke improve their fatigue, language, and attention. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) administered to the pre-frontal areas of the brain improve post-stroke fatigue and aphasia? * What kinds of participant characteristics are associated with better improvement of post-stroke fatigue and aphasia? Researchers will compare active electrical stimulation to sham stimulation to see if the active stimulation does a better job at reducing fatigue and language deficits after stroke. Participants will be asked to complete fatigue, language, and cognitive testing before and after receiving 10 sessions of tDCS plus speech and language therapy.

Вмешательства

• Устройство tDCS (active)
  The investigators will administer active tDCS to left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during 10 sessions of behavioral treatment. For active tDCS, the current will slowly be increased to 2mA and applied for 20 minutes.
• Поведенческое Attention-focused sentence comprehension treatment
  This is a specific type of speech-language therapy that focuses on simultaneously improving auditory comprehension and behavioral attention. Participants will receive 10 sessions of this treatment.
• Поведенческое Sentence comprehension treatment
  This is a specific type of speech-language therapy that focuses on improving auditory comprehension . Participants will receive 10 sessions of this treatment.
• Устройство tDCS (sham)
  The investigators will administer sham tDCS to left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during 10 sessions of behavioral treatment. For sham tDCS, the current will slowly be increased to 2mA over the course of 30 seconds and then immediately ramped back down to zero.

Первичные конечные точки

• Fatigue Interference and Severity Scale for Aphasia (FISS-A) [Срок оценки: baseline; within 1 week following the final treatment session; 3- month follow-up]

Вторичные конечные точки (3)

• Continuous Performance Test (CPT) [Срок оценки: baseline; within 1 week following the final treatment session; 3- month follow-up]
• Attention Network Test (ANT) [Срок оценки: baseline; within 1 week following the final treatment session; 3- month follow-up]
• Sentence comprehension task [Срок оценки: baseline; within 1 week following the final treatment session; 3- month follow-up]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• 18 years or older.
• No diagnosis of neurological disorder (other than stroke).
• No diagnosis of psychiatric disorder, with the exception of anxiety and/or depression if it is managed through medication and/or behavioral intervention.
• No seizure within the past 6 months.
• Not pregnant.
• Does not currently have cardiac pacemaker
• In chronic phase of recovery, defined as at least 6 months post-stroke.
• Not undergoing speech and language therapy targeting auditory comprehension or attention for the duration of the study.
• No metal implants in the scalp or bone in the pre-frontal area of the head.
• No unhealed skull fractures.
• Onset of aphasia related to single, left hemisphere, ischemic stroke.
• Damaged brain tissue from stroke does not overlap with left hemisphere dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
• Mild to moderate aphasia (as measured by WAB-R \*\*or QAB).
• Self-report of post-stroke fatigue (as measured on SF-CAT)
• No significant challenges with vision or hearing (with use of corrective aids if needed; eyeglasses, hearing aids).
• Willing to allow audio-recording of study sessions.

Критерии исключения

• Younger than 18 years old.
• Diagnosis or history of neurological disorder other than stroke.
• Diagnosis or history of psychiatric disorder with the exception of anxiety and/or depression if it is managed through medication and/or behavioral intervention.
• History of seizures within the past 6 months.
• Pregnant.
• Currently has cardiac pacemaker
• <6 months post-stroke (however, if this is only exclusionary criterion met, participant can be re-evaluated at the 6-month mark if still interested in the study)
• Currently undergoing speech and language therapy targeting auditory comprehension or attention.
• Metal implants in the scalp or bone in the pre-frontal area of the head.
• Currently has an unhealed skull fracture.
• Onset of aphasia related to etiology other than ischemic left hemisphere stroke.
• Damaged brain tissue significantly overlaps with left hemisphere dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
• No aphasia or severe aphasia (as measured by WAB-R \*\*or QAB).
• Does not report experience of post-stroke fatigue (as measured on SF-CAT)
• Significant challenges with vision and/or hearing (even with use of corrective aids).
• Unwilling to allow audio-recording of study sessions.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Факторный дизайн

Маскирование

Четверное слепое

Основная цель

Лечение

Центры проведения

США · 2 центра

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor
• Syracuse University — Syracuse

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07151677 · 1R01DC021677-01A1 · 1R01DC021677-01A1

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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