Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation and Phonological Awareness treatment in Dyslexia

Comparison of the effect of Phonological Awareness (PA), grapheme to phoneme knowledge treatments, and transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on PA and reading skills in reading disabled students.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20201211049676N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-20

Start date

2020-12-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-05-26

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Conditions

Dyslexia.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:. Intervention 2: Control group:.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: mental age commensurate with second to fifth grades Non-verbal IQ higher than 80 having phonological dyslexia Right handedness Monolingualism (Persian)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Word reading (high frequency, average frequency, low frequency). Timepoint: Baseline, end of the fifth treatment session, end of the tenth treatment session, end of the final treatment session, one month later (follow up). Method of measurement: Reading test.;Phonological awareness. Timepoint: Baseline, end of the fifth treatment session, end of the tenth treatment session, end of the final treatment session, one month later (follow up). Method of measurement: Phonological awareness test.	—

Measure

Time frame

Word reading (high frequency, average frequency, low frequency). Timepoint: Baseline, end of the fifth treatment session, end of the tenth treatment session, end of the final treatment session, one month later (follow up). Method of measurement: Reading test.;Phonological awareness. Timepoint: Baseline, end of the fifth treatment session, end of the tenth treatment session, end of the final treatment session, one month later (follow up). Method of measurement: Phonological awareness test.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactReyhane mohamadi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

mohamadi.r@iums.ac.ir+98 21 2222 8052

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026