Status:
UNKNOWN
Using Augmentative & Alternative Communication to Promote Language Recovery for People With Post-Stroke Aphasia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Cincinnati
Collaborating Sponsors:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Conditions:
Post-stroke Aphasia
Aphasia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The currently available interventions only partially restore language abilities in patients with post-stroke aphasia; preventing successful reintegration into society. This study will increase our kno...
Detailed Description
In aphasia rehabilitation, usual care is focused on helping people recuperate as much of their pre-stroke language capacity as possible.Typically, usual care is a non-standardized therapy that is tail...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- at least 18 years old
- native speaker of american English
- compatible for 3 Tesla MRI
- Ischemic, left middle cerebral artery stroke
- at least 12 months post stroke
- pass hearing screening
- pass vision screening
- diagnosis of aphasia on the Western Aphasia Bedside Screen
- ability to produce 5-10 intelligible words
- no more than a moderate apraxia of speech or dysarthria
- minimal or no AAC/iPad experience
- written consent by self or guardian
Exclusion
- fails to meet the above
- Underlying degenerative or metabolic disorder or supervening medical illness
- Severe depression or other psychiatric disorder
- Report of pregnancy by women of childbearing age
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04081207
Start Date
September 1 2018
End Date
December 1 2021
Last Update
September 9 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267