Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Treat Word Finding Difficulty in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Traumatic Brain Injury Word Finding Difficulty Cognitive Symptom Cognitive Change Acquired Brain Injury
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 85
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
24 (estimated)
Sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how brain stimulation affects word finding problems in people who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The type of brain stimulation used is called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). tDCS delivers low levels of electric current to the brain and high definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) delivers the current with multiple electrodes on the scalp. Th…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 85 * Fluent in speaking and reading English * Able to provide informed consent * Has a TBI at least one year prior to enrollment and not related to military experience * Has a confirmation of verbal retrieval difficulties as measured by the Verbal Retrieval …
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Iris Hall, BS

617-667-0289

ihall1@bidmc.harvard.edu

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Hsueh-Sheng Chiang, MD, PhD

hchiang3@bidmc.harvard.edu

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