Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Electronic Written Communication in Aphasia
Lead Sponsor:
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Collaborating Sponsors:
James Madison University
Conditions:
Aphasia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
People with aphasia have difficulty with writing and often struggle to use electronic communication that connects people to one another. The goal of this project is to evaluate the extent to which a n...
Detailed Description
An acquired impairment in writing, also known as agraphia, is a characteristic symptom of aphasia, i.e., a language disorder resulting from damage to the language centers of the brain. Written communi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of an aphasia subsequent to a left-hemisphere infarct(s) that is confirmed by CT scan or MRI
- Aphasia Quotient score on the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised of 40-85.
- \> 6 months post injury
- premorbidly right handed, determined by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory
- completed at least an eighth grade education
- premorbid proficiency in English by self-report
Exclusion
- any other neurological condition (other than cerebral vascular disease) that could potentially affect cognition or speech, such as Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Dementia, traumatic brain injury.
- active substance abuse.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 20 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03773419
Start Date
September 20 2018
End Date
September 30 2022
Last Update
October 26 2022
Active Locations (2)
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
2
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, 22807