Health Condition 1: G968- Other specified disorders of central nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Sham TDCS with SLT in L1: This group would receive sham TDCS combined with speech language therapy in L1 for the treatment duration (i.e., 10 days) followed by follow up assessment afte
Sponsors
Department of Science and Technology Govt of India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Bilinguals (L1 â?? Kannada; L2 â?? English) First ever left hemispheric stroke Non-fluent type of aphasia in each language Age-range: 18 â?? 75 years Normal or corrected-to-normal peripheral vision and hearing acuity
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe aphasia with no verbal output Any contraindications to undergo TDCS (e.g., implanted devices) Less than 3 months post onset (MPO) (stroke)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure in the current study would be the scores of participants on Boston Naming Test (BNT) in Kannada and English.Timepoint: Baseline evaluation First outcome measure after 10th day of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| scores of participants on Boston Naming Test (BNT) in Kannada and English.Timepoint: Follow up evaluation after 90th day following intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Gopee Krishnan
School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed