Clinical trials
Aphasia clinical trials
Below are recruiting aphasia clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 90 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT04432883Recruiting
Brain stimulation to improve speech after stroke aphasia
This trial tests whether targeted mild brain stimulation (tDCS) can improve speech therapy results for people with long-lasting (chronic) aphasia after a stroke. It may help strengthen naming and communication when added to standard speech-language treatment.
Albuquerque, New MexicoAges 25–85 - NCT06974279Recruiting
TMS for language recovery after stroke
This trial tests a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called TMS to help improve language after a stroke. It is for people who had a left-sided stroke and are at least one month past their stroke.
Milwaukee, WisconsinAges 18 years+ - NCT06930131Recruiting
Word-finding therapy with thinking skills training after stroke
This study tests a new talking therapy for people with word-finding problems after a stroke. It combines exercises to help you find words with training to think about how you learn and remember them.
ToulouseAges 18 years+ - NCT07608588Recruiting
Brain Stimulation for Language Recovery After Stroke
This study tests whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called rTMS can help people regain language skills after a left-sided stroke, particularly for word-finding and meaning difficulties. Researchers will target specific brain regions to see if stimulation improves recovery.
Columbia, South CarolinaAges 18 years+ - NCT06921265Enrolling by invitation
Magnetic brain stimulation for language in primary progressive aphasia
This study tests whether targeted magnetic stimulation to the brain can help improve language and speech in people with primary progressive aphasia. It compares the effects of real stimulation versus a placebo to see if it is a safe and useful treatment.
Milan, MilanoAges 40–85 - NCT06787508Enrolling by invitation
Brain stimulation for speech recovery after stroke
This study tests whether repeated sessions of transcranial magnetic stimulation (a non-invasive brain stimulation therapy) can help people who recently had a stroke and are having trouble speaking (aphasia). It is for patients who were hospitalized within the last 7 days and are right-handed.
Chongqing, Municipality Directly Under the Central GovernmentAges 18 years+ - NCT06473714Recruiting
Brain stimulation for language in progressive aphasia
This trial tests a gentle, non-invasive brain stimulation called tDCS to see if it can help improve language control in people with primary progressive aphasia. It is done in a hospital in Nice, France.
NiceAges 18 years+ - NCT06471127Recruiting
Brain changes after stroke that causes language problems
This study looks at how the brain rewires itself after a stroke that causes aphasia (language problems). It uses brain scans to understand changes in brain networks, which may help improve recovery treatments.
Madison, WisconsinAges 40–90 - NCT06405594Recruiting
Studying sentence production in aphasia
This study looks at how people with aphasia (language trouble after a stroke) produce sentences, compared to healthy adults. By understanding these brain processes, researchers hope to improve language recovery strategies.
College Park, MarylandAges 18 years+ - NCT06403475Recruiting
Vagus nerve stimulation for aphasia after stroke
This study tests whether a gentle electrical stimulation on the skin of the ear (called tVNS) can help improve word finding in people with aphasia after a stroke. You will use a computer speech program while receiving the stimulation or a placebo.
SheffieldAges 18 years+ - NCT06368323Recruiting
Choir singing for people with aphasia after stroke
This study tests if singing in a community choir can help people with aphasia (trouble speaking or understanding language) after a stroke. It focuses on those who have had a stroke at least 6 months ago and who speak English or French at home.
Tampa, FloridaAges 18 years+ - NCT06323330Recruiting
Music therapy for speech recovery after stroke
This study tests if music therapy can help people with speech problems after a stroke. It is designed for those who had a stroke within the past year and have trouble speaking fluently (non-fluent aphasia).
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of DelhiAges 18–99 - NCT06323629Recruiting
Speech improvement using self-feedback for people with aphasia
This study tests a new way to help people who have trouble speaking after a stroke. It uses a technique where you repeat your own words to improve your speech.
Tampa, FloridaAges 18–80 - NCT06092814Recruiting
Brain stimulation to boost language after stroke
This study tests whether a gentle electrical current (tACS) applied to the scalp can improve language abilities in people with aphasia after a stroke. Healthy volunteers are also needed as a comparison group.
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAges 18–85 - NCT06066710RecruitingEarly Phase 1
Propranolol for Primary Progressive Aphasia
This trial tests whether the drug propranolol, often used for high blood pressure, can help people with primary progressive aphasia (a condition that slowly affects language skills). You would take the drug and have MRI brain scans to see if it slows language decline.
Columbia, MissouriAges 50 years+ - NCT06048159Recruiting
Brain stimulation to improve memory after stroke-related aphasia
This study tests a safe, non-invasive brain stimulation called tACS to see if it can help improve short-term memory for sounds and words in people who have trouble speaking after a stroke. If you have aphasia from a left-brain stroke, this treatment might help your brain relearn how to remember and repeat what you hear.
Milwaukee, WisconsinAges 18 years+ - NCT05653466RecruitingPhase 2
Telehealth therapy schedule for stroke-related aphasia patients
This trial tests an approach that adjusts therapy scheduling for people with long-lasting (over 6 months) language problems after a stroke. It may help some patients by matching the therapy timing to what works best for them.
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05415501Recruiting
Sentence practice training for people with post-stroke aphasia
This study tests a training program designed to help people with aphasia—trouble making sentences—after a stroke. It may help improve sentence use and communication by practicing targeted sentence production skills.
West Lafayette, IndianaAges 21–85 - NCT05303649Recruiting
Theta burst brain stimulation for language problems after stroke
This study tests whether a type of brain stimulation guided by a brain scan (MRI) can improve speech and language (“aphasia”) after a stroke. It may help people who have trouble producing speech but can still understand others’ words.
Warsaw, Masovian VoivodeshipAges 18–75 - NCT05194566Recruiting
Brain stimulation for long-term speech trouble after stroke
This study tests whether a form of brain stimulation can improve naming words in people who still have language problems (aphasia) more than 6 months after a stroke. It may help people find and say words more accurately during a naming task.
Chicago, IllinoisAges 18–80 - NCT07700537Recruiting
Brain stimulation for speech recovery after recent stroke
This study tests a gentle brain stimulation treatment called tDCS to help people recover speech after a recent stroke. If you had a first-time stroke on the left side of your brain within the past 3 months and now have trouble speaking (aphasia), this treatment may help your brain relearn language.
Hefei, AnhuiAges 18–80 - NCT04957537Recruiting
Speech and meaning therapy for primary progressive semantic aphasia
This study tests a “semantic rehabilitation” program—therapy focused on improving word meaning and understanding—for people with primary progressive semantic aphasia. If you qualify, it may help slow or improve language difficulties and daily communication.
ToulouseAges 18–100 - NCT04920318Recruiting
Study to improve language in primary progressive aphasia
This trial looks at ways to improve language abilities in people with primary progressive aphasia (a long-term brain condition that affects speech and language). It may help if your communication problems come from this condition and you can safely take part in the study activities, which likely involve language practice and MRI scanning.
Tucson, ArizonaAges 45–80 - NCT04742894Recruiting
EEG and MRI study of speech problems after stroke
This study looks at brain activity during speech tasks to better understand why some people with aphasia have trouble coordinating speech. It compares people with long-term (chronic) left-stroke aphasia to healthy volunteers, using EEG and MRI.
Irvine, CaliforniaAges 21–75
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for aphasia?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 90 recruiting aphasia studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a aphasia trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a aphasia trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
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