tDCS and Speech Therapy in Aphasia Treatment: A Multicenter Comparative Study of Efficacy

21 September 2025 : Clinical Research

Zofia Twardochleb

^{ABCDEF 1}, Marta Szczepańska

^{ABCDEF 1}, Maciej M. Miś

^{CEF 2}, Marcin Miś

^{CEF 2}, Adam Druszcz

^{DEF 3,4}, Małgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz

^{ADEG 5,6*}, Joanna Rosińczuk

^{ADEFG 7}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950237

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e950237

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Table 2 Results of Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (FAST).

Group	Baseline (mean±SD)	Post-intervention (mean±SD)	% Improvement	p-value within group	p-value between-group
Group I (tDCS)	18.4±5.6	22.9±5.3	24.3%	<0.001	vs Group II: 0.04
Group II (SLT)	18.1±5.4	21.3±5.1	17.8%	<0.001	vs Group III: 0.009
Group III (tDCS+SLT)	18.5±5.8	24.5±5.6	32.6%	<0.001	vs Group I: 0.07
tDCS – transcranial direct current stimulation; SLT – speech and language therapy.

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