Condition 1: Stroke. Condition 2: Aphasia. Condition 3: transcranial photobiomodulation. Condition 4: transcranial infrared laser brain stimulation. Cerebral infarction, unspecified Aphasia following other cerebrovascular disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Infrared laser with wavelength of 810 nanometer will be transmitted in intervention group for 6 minutes, 2 times a week, in a period of 6 weeks from the F3 and F4 regions according to
Sponsors
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
19 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of both genders Age range 18–60 years Right handness Aphasia induced by stroke Stroke due to upper branch of middle cerebral artery involvement Unilateral stroke Broca type aphasia NIHSS stroke severity of 7-15
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: More than one stroke Seizure Sustained hypotension or hypertension Septic emboli Known hereditary or acquired hemorrhagic diathesis Skin disorder at the site of light transmission Severe mental deficit or other neurological deficit or disorder (eg. dementia, multiple sclerosis) Life threatening such as unstable cardiac arrhythmia, pulmonary emboli, gastrointestinal bleeding and pneumonia Receiving thrombolytic treatment for the acute ischemic stroke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Aphasia severity. Timepoint: At the start of study and 6 weeks later. Method of measurement: Bilingual aphasia test (BAT). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAli Sangnourpour
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed