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Recruiting Not applicable NCT07260253

Remotely-supervised Neuromodulation in PPA

No applicable phase (e.g. observational)
Conditions: Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA) Progressive Aphasia Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Disease Logopenic Progressive Aphasia (LPA) Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia Logopenic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (LPA)

Sponsor: Maya Henry

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Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether home-based brain stimulation combined with virtual speech-language therapy can improve communication abilities in adults with logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA), a language disorder most often caused by Alzheimer's disease. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Is combining remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with virtual speech-language therapy feasible and acceptable for people with lvPPA? * Does this combined treatment lead to improvements in communication compared to speech-language therapy with sham (placebo) stimulation? * Do individual brain characteristics help predict who benefits most from this treatment? Researchers will compare participants who receive active tDCS plus virtual speech-language therapy to participants who receive sham (placebo) tDCS plus virtual speech-language therapy to see if active brain stimulation enhances communication outcomes. Participants will: * Complete speech-language therapy sessions delivered by video visit. * Receive either active or sham tDCS that is remotely supervised and completed at home. * Complete language and cognitive testing before and after treatment. * Undergo brain imaging and other assessments to help understand treatment response.
Who can participate
Inclusion Criteria: * Meets diagnostic criteria for primary progressive aphasia (PPA) * Meets diagnostic criteria for logopenic variant PPA * Attains score of 20 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination * Has adequate hearing and vision (with hearing or vision aids, if needed) * Is able to travel to research site and undergo MRI brain scan * Has access to high speed internet and basic experience using a computer and the internet * Is a fluent speaker of English * Has a study partner who can co-enroll in the study, attend pre-treatment training at the research site, and be present for teleconference meetings, as needed Exclusion Criteria: * Speech and language deficits better accounted for by another neurological disorder * Does not meet diagnostic criteria for logopenic variant PPA * Scores less than 20 on the Mini-Mental State Examination * Does not have a study partner who can co-enroll in the study * Has contraindications for tDCS or MRI scan (History of seizures, head injury, craniotomy, skull surgery or fracture; History of severe or frequent migraines; Metallic implant in head or any metal in head; Pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator or any other stimulator; Chronic skin problems; Pregnancy) * Has a history of stroke, epilepsy, or significant brain injury
Interventions
Lexical Retrieval Cascade Treatment
BEHAVIORAL
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation- Active
DEVICE
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - Sham
DEVICE
Locations 2
United States (2)
University of Texas
Austin , Texas
Aphasia Lab Research Coordinator, MS
UCSF Memory and Aging Cener
San Francisco , California
Willa Keegan-Rodewald, M.A.
Technical details
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
INTERVENTIONAL
Sex
Male and female
Minimum age
40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Start date
15.04.2026
Completion date
01.08.2029
Registry ID
NCT07260253
Source
clinicaltrials.gov
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