Project title
Assessment of Post-stroke Aphasia for Rehabilitation Research
Funding Program
Excellence Hubs
Award URL
https://aspirecyprus.com/
Funding code
ASPIRE
Start date
January 1, 2019
Expected Completion
2021-12-31
Description
The project Assessment of Post-stroke Aphasia for Rehabilitation Research (ASPIRE) involves interdisciplinary research aiming to improve the quality of life of stroke patients and address the enormous economic burden of post-stroke rehabilitation by attempting to translate scientific knowledge about the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) into applications for clinical practice. The project aims to obtain evidence through a pilot randomised control trial on the effectiveness of treatment protocols using NIBS on language recovery after first-time stroke. It is the goal of the study to explore the feasibility of integrating NIBS as an adjunctive therapy into typical standard rehabilitation care for communication deficits.