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

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James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, 22807