Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
| NCT ID | Title | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Velocity | Design | Start | Completion | Last Updated | Sites | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00608582 | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Speech in Aphasia | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | 63 | — | — | Jul 1, 2002 | Jun 1, 2013 | Jan 31, 2017 | 3 | United States |
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Longest Number of Words per Phrase Length, for elicited propositional speech for BDAE Cookie Theft Picture Description
| Arm | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Real rTMS | EXPERIMENTAL | These patients receive a series of 10 Real Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Repetitive (rTMS), treatments, only. There is pre-testing, and post-testing at 2 months after the last Real rTMS treatment. |
| Sham rTMS | SHAM_COMPARATOR | Patients receive a series of 10 Sham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Repetitive (rTMS) treatments, followed by a series of 10 Real rTMS treatments. Sham rTMS treatments are identical to the Real rTMS treatments, however, no magnetic pulse is released. There is pre-testing, and post-testing at 2 months after the last Sham rTMS treatment. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Repetitive | DEVICE | 10 rTMS treatments (90% of motor threshold, 20 minutes, at 1 Hz) to specific right hemisphere area of brain cortex; 5 days per week for 2 weeks at the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; or at the Neurology Department, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. |
Inclusion Criteria: * Right Handed * Single, Left Hemisphere Cerebrovascular Stroke * Must be at least 6 months poststroke onset * Native Speaker of English * Clinical Diagnosis of Aphasia Exclusion Criteria: * Intracranial metallic body from prior neurosurgical procedure * Implanted metallic dev...