Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of High Frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Recovery of Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Post Stroke Aphasia
Eligibility:
All Genders
33-66 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
high frequency excitatory rTMS applied over the dominant hemisphere in chronic post stroke aphasic patients to help the restoration of function by the left hemisphere
Detailed Description
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been used in many studies as a novel intervention to treat disorders associated with stroke, including paralysis or dysphagia, hemispatial negle...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- chronic post stroke nonfluent aphasia due to first-ever ischemic stroke in the distribution of middle cerebral artery diagnosed clinically and documented by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging on the brain
- Right handedness
- Both sexe groups
- Age ranged from 33 to 66 years old,
- Duration is at least 4 months from stroke onset,
- patients never received speech therapy before
- Educated for at least 10 years of education.
Exclusion
- Aphasia due to head injury or neurological disease other than stroke,
- unstable cardiac dysrhythmia or cardiac pacemaker
- unstable or critically ill patients
- current or history of epilepsy, skull wounds and pregnant females.
- patients with severe grade of weakness which interfere with writing ability.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04708197
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
May 1 2021
Last Update
August 6 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Haidy Elshebawy
Cairo, Egypt, 11931