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Remotely-supervised Neuromodulation in PPA

Maya Henry

Start Date

4/15/2026

Completion Date

8/1/2029

Summary

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 40 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Meets diagnostic criteria for primary progressive aphasia (PPA) * Meets diagnostic criteria for logopenic variant PPA * Attains score of 15 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 15 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

BEHAVIORAL

Lexical Retrieval Cascade Treatment

DEVICE

Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation- Active

DEVICE

Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - Sham

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Conditions

Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)Progressive AphasiaProgressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's DiseaseLogopenic Progressive Aphasia (LPA)Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive AphasiaLogopenic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (LPA)

Locations

UCSF Memory and Aging Cener

San Francisco, California 94158

United States

University of Texas

Austin, Texas 78712

United States