Aphasia Clinical Trials

Recruiting aphasia studies with sites across the US, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and refreshed daily. Free to join — find one near you below.

Clinical trials study new ways to prevent, detect, or treat aphasia. Joining one can give you access to investigational treatments and close monitoring by a specialist research team — at no cost — while helping advance care for others. Below are recruiting aphasia studies with sites across the US; use the location tools to find ones near you.

What to expect

Screening first. The study team reviews your eligibility before anything else — there's no obligation to continue.
Informed consent. You'll get a full explanation of the study, its potential risks and benefits, and can withdraw at any time.
No cost to you. Study visits, tests, and the investigational treatment are covered; many studies reimburse travel.

Recruiting aphasia trials

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Effects of Semantic Context on Criterion-learning Naming Treatment in Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Elkins Park

Sponsor: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 89

Code: NCT07673198

Superiority Trial of Aphasia-focused Rehabilitation With tDCS Stimulation

for Aphasia

3 sites incl. Charleston

Sponsor: University of South Carolina

Sex: All·Age: 25 - 80

Code: NCT07688551·Phase 2, Phase 3

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Recovery From Post-Stroke Aphasia With rTMS Targeting Left or Right Anterior Temporal Lobe

for Stroke

1 site in Columbia

Sponsor: University of South Carolina

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07608588

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Implementing Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Rehabilitation Setting

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07535788

LEXURE for Post-Stroke Aphasia

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Nunaps Inc

Sex: All·Age: 19+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07570264

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Chinese-Specific Speech Imagery Coding Using High-Density ECoG

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Sex: All·Age: 20 - 80

Code: NCT07460037

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taVNS for Speech and Language Recovery in Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Jacksonville

Sponsor: University of Florida

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 80

Code: NCT07563387

Based on the Spatio-temporal Coding Characteristics of Frontotemporal Network, This Paper Explores the Mechanism of Five-tone Speech Training in Reshaping Language Fluency Function.

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 80·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07329751

Exploratory Evaluation of the Digital Therapeutic Device Zenicom for Subacute Stroke Aphasia

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Sex: All·Age: 19+

Code: NCT07397923·Phase 2

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Aphasia Physical EXercise Study: Randomized Trial

for Aphasia, Acquired

4 sites incl. Berkeley

Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 80

Code: NCT07281313

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Can Listening to Music Improve Attention and Language After Post-Stroke Aphasia?

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Purdue University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07198048

Effects of Aphasia Identification Cards on Service Workers' Comprehension of People With Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Springfield

Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 59·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06990997

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Post-Stroke Aphasia TMS

for Aphasia

1 site in Milwaukee

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06974279

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Comparing Traditional Semantic Feature Analysis (tSFA) and Semantic Feature Analysis + Metacognitive Strategy Training (SFA+MST)

for Aphasia

1 site in New York

Sponsor: Teachers College, Columbia University

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 89

Code: NCT07036406·Phase 2

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Study of the Participation of People With Aphasia Post Stroke and Their Caregivers in Valladolid Region (Spain)

for Stroke

Sponsor: Centro Integral de Rehabilitación

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06948721

Mirror Speech Entrainment: A Novel Technique for Voice Personalized Speech Entrainment for Nonfluent Aphasia

for Aphasia Non Fluent

2 sites in Tampa

Sponsor: University of South Florida

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 70

Code: NCT06829420

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Effects of Gesture Plus Verbal Treatment (GVT) in Cantonese Speakers With Aphasia

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Hong Kong University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07455162

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Neuroplasticity Biomarkers in Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Madison

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Sex: All·Age: 40 - 90

Code: NCT06471127

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Exploration of Repeated High-frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Acute Phase Aphasia in Post-stroke Patients

for Stroke

Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06787508

Effect of Anomia Rehabilitation Combined With Metacognitive Training in Patients With Chronic Vascular Aphasia

for Aphasia

Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06930131

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation + Language Therapy to Treat Mild Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Philadelphia

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Sex: All·Age: 40 - 85

Code: NCT06842745·Phase 2

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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in New York

Sponsor: City University of New York

Sex: All·Age: 21 - 80·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT04142866

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The Effect of Upper Extremity Motor Function, Trunk Control and Motor Imagery Ability on Turkish Language Skills in Individuals With Stroke

for Hemiplegia

Sponsor: Izmir Bakircay University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06946082

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First Responder Aphasia Strategy Training

for Aphasia

1 site in Madison

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06678854

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation + Language Therapy to Treat Subacute Aphasia

for Stroke

1 site in Philadelphia

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85

Code: NCT06968663·Phase 2

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tACS to Enhance Language Abilities

for Stroke

1 site in Philadelphia

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06092814

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Criterion-learning Naming Treatment For Addressing Comprehension Deficits in Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Elkins Park

Sponsor: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 89

Code: NCT07179458

Language Processing and TMS

for Stroke

1 site in Milwaukee

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05425615

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Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia

for Alzheimer Disease

1 site in Austin

Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06511752·EARLY_Phase 1

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Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Aphasia After Stroke

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06403475

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Effect of Community Choir Singing in People With Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Tampa

Sponsor: University of Ottawa

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06368323

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Combined Exercise and Targeted Therapy for Post-Stroke Reading Deficits

for Stroke

1 site in West Orange

Sponsor: Kessler Foundation

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85

Code: NCT06213272

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Motor Imagery in Aphantasia

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Hôpital le Vinatier

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06140940

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Adaptive Trial Scheduling in Naming Treatment for Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Pittsburgh

Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05653466·Phase 2

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Balancing Effortful and Errorless Learning in Naming Treatment for Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Pittsburgh

Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05653440·Phase 2

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pBFS-guided cTBS Over the Superior Temporal Gyrus for Aphasia After Ischemic Stroke

for Stroke, Ischemic

Sponsor: Changping Laboratory

Sex: All·Age: 35 - 75

Code: NCT05999318

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Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) for the Recovery of Phonological Short-Term Memory in Patients With Aphasia After Stroke

for Stroke

1 site in Milwaukee

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06048159

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pBFS-guided cTBS at Different Doses for Aphasia After Stroke

for Stroke

Sponsor: Changping Laboratory

Sex: All·Age: 35 - 75

Code: NCT05969548

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pBFS-guided cTBS Over the Inferior Frontal Gyrus for Aphasia After Ischemic Stroke

for Stroke, Ischemic

Sponsor: Changping Laboratory

Sex: All·Age: 35 - 75

Code: NCT05907031

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pBFS-guided Multi-target cTBS for Aphasia After Stroke

for Stroke

Sponsor: Changping Laboratory

Sex: All·Age: 35 - 75

Code: NCT05957445

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pBFS-guided Dual-target cTBS for Aphasia After Stroke

for Stroke

Sponsor: Changping Laboratory

Sex: All·Age: 35 - 75

Code: NCT05957354

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Cognitive Functioning in Adults With Somatic Diseases and General Population From a Biopsychosocial Perspective

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Bartosz M. Radtke

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06365658

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Producing Increasingly Complex Themes Using Right-hemisphere Engagement (PICTURE) Implemented With Telemedicine

for Aphasia

1 site in Baltimore

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 99

Code: NCT05845047

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Primary Progressive Aphasia Multicomponent Language Treatment Study

for Primary Progressive Aphasia

1 site in Austin

Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin

Sex: All·Age: All ages

Code: NCT06649084

Cognitive Reserve and Response to Speech-Language Intervention in Bilingual Speakers With Primary Progressive Aphasia

for Primary Progressive Aphasia

1 site in Austin

Sponsor: Stephanie Grasso

Sex: All·Age: 40+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05741853

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ReadMap: Reading in Stroke Alexia and Typical Aging

for Aphasia

1 site in Washington D.C.

Sponsor: Georgetown University

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06700005

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Targeted TDCS to Enhance Speech-Language Treatment Outcome in Persons With Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia.

for Stroke

1 site in Albuquerque

Sponsor: University of New Mexico

Sex: All·Age: 25 - 85

Code: NCT04432883

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Development and Validation of Language and Communication Assessment Scales

for Language Disorders

Sponsor: IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 90

Code: NCT07518576

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Sentence Production Training in Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in West Lafayette

Sponsor: Purdue University

Sex: All·Age: 21 - 85·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05415501

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Escitalopram and Language Intervention for Subacute Aphasia

for Aphasia

3 sites incl. Baltimore

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 99

Code: NCT03843463·Phase 2

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Neural Bases of Vocal Sensorimotor Impairment in Aphasia

for Aphasia

3 sites incl. Irvine

Sponsor: The University of Texas at Dallas

Sex: All·Age: 21 - 75·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT04742894

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Telerehabilitation for Aphasia (TERRA)

for Aphasia

1 site in Columbia

Sponsor: University of South Carolina

Sex: All·Age: 21 - 80

Code: NCT04682223

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Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia

for Aphasia

1 site in Milwaukee

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT04375722

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Changes in Neuroplasticity Following Intensive Rehabilitation of Aphasia and/or Apraxia of Speech

for Aphasia

Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 75

Code: NCT04604444

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Aphasia clinical trials — common questions

Are aphasia clinical trials free to join?

Yes. Participating in a aphasia clinical trial is free — study-related visits, tests, and the investigational treatment are provided at no cost to you. Many studies also reimburse travel and time. You never pay to take part.

Who can join a aphasia clinical trial?

Each aphasia study sets its own eligibility criteria — typically based on age, medical history, current treatments, and overall health. Every trial listed here shows its criteria, and the study team confirms your eligibility before enrollment. You can review and apply to any that look like a fit.

How do I find a aphasia trial near me?

Use the location controls above. We'll show recruiting aphasia trials with sites near you, sorted by distance. You can widen the radius or share your exact location for the closest matches.

How many aphasia trials are recruiting right now?

We're currently tracking roughly 34 recruiting aphasia trials with US sites, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and refreshed daily.

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Aphasia trials by city

Milwaukee, WI Madison, WI Tampa, FL Berkeley, CA Irvine, CA Jacksonville, FL Springfield, MA

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