Aphasia clinical trials
The registry lists 338 studies for Aphasia across more than 10 countries. 95 are recruiting or about to start. 209 of them are mainly about Aphasia (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-10. Counting its 3 narrower conditions too, such as Aphasia, Primary Progressive: 411 studies, 121 open.
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Who runs them
VA Office of Research and Development (15) · Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (10) · Johns Hopkins University (8) · University of Pennsylvania (8) · Medical College of Wisconsin (8) · Changping Laboratory (8) · University of Chicago (6) · US Department of Veterans Affairs (5)
What is being tested here
Drugs under test in Aphasia studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted
| Drug | Open | Phase 3 | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escitalopram | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Flortaucipir | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Levodopa | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Donepezil | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh compound B | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Memantine | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| VX-745 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rotigotine | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Methylprednisolone | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Benserazide | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Drug classes tested here Cholinesterase inhibitors 3
Coming up
Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.
The 10 nearest
- Dec 2026Comparing Traditional Semantic Feature Analysis (tSFA) and Semantic Feature Analysis + Metacognitive Strategy Training (SFA+MST) · Teachers College, Columbia University
- Dec 2026LEXURE for Post-Stroke Aphasia · Nunaps Inc
- Dec 2026Mirror Speech Entrainment: A Novel Technique for Voice Personalized Speech Entrainment for Nonfluent Aphasia · University of South Florida
- Dec 2026Music Intervention and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Neurological Diseases · Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
- Dec 2026Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia · City University of New York
- Dec 2026Changes in Neuroplasticity Following Intensive Rehabilitation of Aphasia and/or Apraxia of Speech · Karolinska Institutet
- Dec 2026The Effect of PBM on the Electrical Activity of the Brain in Stroke Patients · Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
- Jan 2027Telerehabilitation for Aphasia (TERRA) · University of South Carolina
- Jan 2027taVNS for Speech and Language Recovery in Aphasia · University of Florida
- Jan 2027Motor Imagery in Aphantasia · Hôpital le Vinatier
Who these studies take
Of the 68 Aphasia studies recruiting now, 31 (46%) set no upper age limit and 11 (16%) stop at 75 or younger. 1 (1%) take children under 18. 0 (0%) are for women only and 0 (0%) for men only; 17 (25%) take healthy volunteers.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| 18 | 46 (68%) | 46 (68%) |
| 30 | 57 (84%) | 57 (84%) |
| 40 | 68 (100%) | 68 (100%) |
| 50 | 68 (100%) | 68 (100%) |
| 65 | 67 (99%) | 67 (99%) |
| 75 | 66 (97%) | 66 (97%) |
| 85 | 46 (68%) | 46 (68%) |
Across all 338 studies, recruiting or not: 12% stop at 75 or younger and 2% at 65; 6% take children; 0% are for women only and 0% for men only; 17% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.
How long Aphasia studies take
Of 185 interventional studies with no phase under Aphasia, half reached primary completion within 36 months of starting, counting those still running.
| Start to primary completion | Every sponsor | Industry | Non-industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventional, no phase | 36 mo20–57 · 185 studies | — | 36 mo19–57 · 183 studies |
Each figure is the month by which half the studies had reached primary completion, with the range in which the middle half did. Studies still running count until their last registry update; studies that stopped early are left out. Phase 1 includes early phase 1; observational means prospective or not stated, as retrospective and cross-sectional studies date a window of data rather than a study. How these figures are worked out
What changed recently
From the registry's own updates since Oct 13, 2026.
Started recruiting2
Results posted2
- Predicting Rehabilitation Outcomes in Bilingual Aphasia Using Computational ModelingNov 5, 2026NCT02916524
- Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using High-definition tDCSOct 19, 2026NCT04046991
Newly registered5
- Functional Reorganization and Recovery of the Language and Domain-general Multiple Demand Systems in AphasiaNov 9, 2026NCT07926347
- Restoring Speech With an Intracortical Neuroprosthesis for Post-Stroke Agrammatic Aphasia (BG-Aphasia-02)Nov 5, 2026NCT07918768
- Cerebellar Brain Stimulation Plus Language Therapy for People at Risk of Poor Aphasia Recovery After StrokeNov 3, 2026NCT07912242
- Detecting and Predicting Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment Using the Oxford Cognitive ScreenOct 27, 2026NCT07897916
- Learning to Communicate Successfully Approach for Urdu Speaking Patients With Chronic AphasiaOct 22, 2026NCT07889778
Studies
Recruiting first, then most recently updated. Showing 50 of 338. Browse all 338 → or search them.
- Music Intervention and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Neurological DiseasesRecruitingNCT05706831Not applicable1 country
- Functional Reorganization and Recovery of the Language and Domain-general Multiple Demand Systems in AphasiaRecruitingNCT07926347Not applicable1 country
- BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Aphasia (BG-Aphasia-01)Not yet recruitingNCT07791459Not applicable
- Restoring Speech With an Intracortical Neuroprosthesis for Post-Stroke Agrammatic Aphasia (BG-Aphasia-02)Not yet recruitingNCT07918768Not applicable1 country
- Effect of Anomia Rehabilitation Combined With Metacognitive Training in Patients With Chronic Vascular AphasiaRecruitingNCT06930131Not applicable1 country
- Cerebellar Brain Stimulation Plus Language Therapy for People at Risk of Poor Aphasia Recovery After StrokeNot yet recruitingNCT07912242Not applicable1 country
- Detecting and Predicting Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment Using the Oxford Cognitive ScreenNot yet recruitingNCT078979161 country
- Effects of Semantic Context on Criterion-learning Naming Treatment in AphasiaEnrolling by invitationNCT07673198Not applicable1 country
- Implementing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Rehabilitation SettingRecruitingNCT075357881 country
- Brain Stimulation Effects on Post-Stroke Fatigue and AphasiaRecruitingNCT07151677Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Recursive Self-feedback on Speech Production in AphasiaRecruitingNCT06323629Not applicable1 country
- First Responder Aphasia Strategy TrainingEnrolling by invitationNCT06678854Not applicable1 country
- Producing Increasingly Complex Themes Using Right-hemisphere Engagement (PICTURE) Implemented With TelemedicineRecruitingNCT05845047Not applicable1 country
- Remotely-supervised Neuromodulation in PPARecruitingNCT07260253Not applicable1 country
- Escitalopram and Language Intervention for Subacute AphasiaRecruitingNCT03843463Phase 21 country
- Cognitive Functioning in Adults With Somatic Diseases and General Population From a Biopsychosocial PerspectiveRecruitingNCT063656581 country
- tACS to Enhance Language AbilitiesRecruitingNCT06092814Not applicable1 country
- Study of Cognitive-Linguistic Profiles: The Role of Executive Control in AphasiaNot yet recruitingNCT07766356Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Aphasia Identification Cards on Service Workers' Comprehension of People With AphasiaRecruitingNCT06990997Not applicable1 country
- Combined Exercise and Targeted Therapy for Post-Stroke Reading DeficitsRecruitingNCT06213272Not applicable1 country
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in AphasiaRecruitingNCT04375722Not applicable1 country
- Listen Aphasia Pilot StudyNot yet recruitingNCT07732140Not applicable1 country
- Neural Bases of Vocal Sensorimotor Impairment in AphasiaRecruitingNCT04742894Not applicable1 country
- The Impact of Group Singing on Patients With Stroke and Their Personal CaregiversRecruitingNCT02328573Not applicable1 country
- Superiority Trial of Aphasia-focused Rehabilitation With tDCS StimulationRecruitingNCT07688551Phase 2/31 country
- Efficacy and Neural Mechanisms of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Targeting the Supplementary Motor Area for the Treatment of Subacute Post-stroke AphasiaRecruitingNCT07700537Not applicable1 country
- Criterion-learning Naming Treatment For Addressing Comprehension Deficits in AphasiaEnrolling by invitationNCT07179458Not applicable1 country
- Language Processing and TMSRecruitingNCT05425615Not applicable1 country
- Post-Stroke Aphasia TMSRecruitingNCT06974279Not applicable1 country
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) for the Recovery of Phonological Short-Term Memory in Patients With Aphasia After StrokeRecruitingNCT06048159Not applicable1 country
- Neuroplasticity Biomarkers in AphasiaRecruitingNCT06471127Not applicable1 country
- Comparing Traditional Semantic Feature Analysis (tSFA) and Semantic Feature Analysis + Metacognitive Strategy Training (SFA+MST)RecruitingNCT07036406Phase 21 country
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation + Language Therapy to Treat Subacute AphasiaRecruitingNCT06968663Phase 21 country
- Cognitive Reserve and Response to Speech-Language Intervention in Bilingual Speakers With Primary Progressive AphasiaRecruitingNCT05741853Not applicable2 countries
- Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive AphasiaRecruitingNCT06511752Early Phase 11 country
- Communication Bridge 3 StudyRecruitingNCT06191198Phase 21 country
- Recovery From Post-Stroke Aphasia With rTMS Targeting Left or Right Anterior Temporal LobeRecruitingNCT07608588Not applicable1 country
- Targeted TDCS to Enhance Speech-Language Treatment Outcome in Persons With Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia.RecruitingNCT04432883Not applicable1 country
- LEXURE for Post-Stroke AphasiaRecruitingNCT07570264Not applicable1 country
- taVNS for Speech and Language Recovery in AphasiaEnrolling by invitationNCT07563387Not applicable1 country
- Efficacy of Music-Based Telerehabilitation After StrokeRecruitingNCT06804304Not applicable1 country
- Intervention for Communication Quality of Life in Primary Progressive AphasiaRecruitingNCT07219680Not applicable1 country
- Balancing Effortful and Errorless Learning in Naming Treatment for AphasiaRecruitingNCT05653440Phase 21 country
- Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme for People With Post-Stroke AphasiaNot yet recruitingNCT07386652Not applicable1 country
- Development and Validation of Language and Communication Assessment ScalesRecruitingNCT075185761 country
- Telerehabilitation for Aphasia (TERRA)RecruitingNCT04682223Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Neuronavigated Theta Burst Stimulation in Therapy of Post-stroke AphasiaRecruitingNCT05303649Not applicable1 country
- EFFECT OF ANODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION ON NAMING IN APHASIC PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKENot yet recruitingNCT07496645Phase 31 country
- Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Temporal Interference Stimulation in the Treatment of Post-Stroke AphasiaRecruitingNCT07346378Not applicable1 country
- Aphasia Physical EXercise Study: Randomized TrialRecruitingNCT07281313Not applicable1 country