NCT03119402

Effects of the Combination of RRT With tDCS on Dyslexic Adults

Combining A Rhythmic Intervention With tDCS to Improve Reading Skills in Dyslexic Adults

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), a computer-assisted intervention method that combines sublexical reading exercises with rhythm processing, and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on reading abilities of a group of Italian undergraduate students with dyslexia. Two experimental conditions (active vs. sham) will be compared. Finally, the effects of the intervention on other cognitive functions involved in the process of reading (i.e., rapid automatized naming, verbal working memory, rhythm perception abilities) will be measured.

Conditions

• Developmental Dyslexia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Rhythmic Reading Training	RRT is a computerized reading training program designed for Italian students with dyslexia. The main feature of this intervention is the integration of a traditional remediation approach (sublexical treatment) with rhythm processing. Therefore, all reading exercises are characterized by a rhythmic accompaniment with gradually increasing speed.
DEVICE	Transcranial direct current stimulation	tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) is a noninvasive weak-current brain stimulation technique that can facilitate (anodal electrode) or inhibit (cathodal electrode) cortical activity, thus offering exciting possibilities for the enhancement and treatment of impaired cognitive abilities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-18
• Primary completion: 2017-09-04
• Completion: 2018-04-04
• First posted: 2017-04-18
• Last updated: 2018-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy