Health Condition 1: I634- Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries Health Condition 2: I633- Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries Health Condition 3: I611- Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Post stroke motor aphasia 2. 3 months to 2 years post onset 3. Age between 18 to 75 years 4. Able to speak Hindi language 5. Being right handed 6. Able to participate in intensive therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Recurrent stroke resulting in aphasia 2. Seizure in past 12 months 3. Brain surgery or craniotomy in past 4. Premorbid dementia 5. Premorbid psychiatric illness 6. Alcohol or drugs abuse 7. Cardiac pacemaker or cochlear implant 8. Global or Wernickeâ??s aphasia (Shortened Token Test score 9. Residual Aphasia (Shortened Token Test score > 28)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.The Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (FAST) 2. Neuroimaging (fMRI) 3. Western Aphasia Battery- Revised (WAB-R); Aphasia Quotient Timepoint: 1.The Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (FAST) at baseline, after 6 weeks and after 12 weeks 2. Neuroimaging (fMRI) at baseline, and after 6 weeks 3. Western Aphasia Battery- Revised (WAB-R); Aphasia Quotient at baseline, after 6 weeks and after 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. FIM 2. NIHSS 3. Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39)- Hindi 4. tDCS adverse affect assessment Timepoint: 1. FIM at baseline, after 6 weeks, and 12 weeks 2. NIHSS at baseline, after 6 weeks, and 12 weeks 3. Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39 (SAQOL-39)-Hindi at baseline, after 6 weeks, and 12 weeks 4. tDCS adverse affect assessment after 12 sessions of tDCS | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi