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NORTHSTAR-CA is an extension of the previously reported NORTHSTAR trial to chronic aphasia (&gt;6 months post-stroke) designed to compare the effectiveness of the same rTMS protocol in both phases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-seven patients with left middle cerebral artery infarcts (28 chronic, 39 subacute) were recruited (01-2014 to 07-2019) and randomized to receive rTMS (N = 34) or sham stimulation (N = 33) with SLT for 10 days. Primary outcome variables were Z-score changes in naming, semantic fluency and comprehension tests and adverse event frequency. Intention-to-treat analyses tested between-group effects at days 1 and 30 post-treatment. Chronic and subacute results were compared.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adverse events were rare, mild, and did not differ between groups. Language outcomes improved significantly in all groups irrespective of treatment and recovery phase. At 30-day follow-up, there was a significant interaction of stimulation and recovery phase on naming recovery ( P &lt;.001). Naming recovery with rTMS was larger in subacute (Mdn = 1.91\/IQR = .77) than chronic patients (Mdn = .15\/IQR = 1.68\/ P = .015). There was no significant rTMS effect in the chronic aphasia group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The addition of rTMS to SLT led to significant supplemental gains in naming recovery in the subacute phase only. 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