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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Tolerability of Tele-Monitored At-Home Application of tDCS for People with Aphasia

Award Number: 90IFRE0123
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Tolerability of Tele-Monitored At-Home Application of tDCS for People with Aphasia - Feasibility, Acceptability, and Tolerability of Tele-Monitored At-Home Application of tDCS for People with Aphasia People with aphasia need treatments that result in better language outcomes. Recent research suggests that language recovery can be boosted by pairing speech and language therapy (SLT) with a non-invasive, safe, and low-cost form of brain stimulation known as tDCS. However, tDCS effects are cumulative, and repetitive sessions of tDCS are required to improve language performance in persons with aphasia. This means that individuals seeking tDCS treatment must come to the clinic for multiple consecutive visits, a requirement that poses numerous barriers to their participation. The Goal of this “intervention efficacy” study within the domain of Health and Function is to assess an alternative, more accessible way of delivering tDCS /SLT. With “at-home” tDCS, participants avoid the burden of multiple clinic visits by administering the tDCS/SLT intervention to themselves with remote monitoring by the research team. During this three-year project, our objectives are to (1) recruit 36 participants with aphasia who, following training, will administer the tDCS/SLT to themselves, 5 days a week for 3 weeks; (2) solicit stakeholder feedback regarding the feasibility, acceptability, and tolerability of the at-home tDCS/SLT; and (3) assess the effects of the treatment on language, communication confidence, and mental health. Anticipated outcomes include a treatment protocol for at-home tDCS/SLT that is feasible, acceptable, well tolerated and shows some efficacy for persons with aphasia. Results will be used to inform the design of a larger study to test the efficacy of at-home tDCS/SLT for persons with aphasia. The product, a protocol for at-home tDCS/SLT, will facilitate access to tDCS/SLT treatments that improve communication skills of people with aphasia and ultimately their health and function.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $249,948 )
2026	2026	REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO	355 E ERIE ST	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	9/23/2026	NEW	$249,948
														Subtotal = $249,948

Grand Total All Awards = $249,948

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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Tolerability of Tele-Monitored At-Home Application of tDCS for People with Aphasia

Award Number: 90IFRE0123

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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