Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy of START (Startle Rehabilitation Therapy) in the Treatment Stroke-induced Aphasia/Apraxia
Lead Sponsor:
Arizona State University
Conditions:
Stroke
Aphasia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
A stratified, parallel-group, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of remotely delivered START treatment to individuals with severe-to-moderate stroke (with recruitment focused on individuals wit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years old
- Native English Speakers
- Capacity to provide informed consent
- Right-handed
- Corrected to normal vision
- Left hemisphere cerebral stroke at least 6 months prior to testing
- Presence of severe-to-moderate, non-fluent aphasia, i.e. Aphasia Quotients of 0-50 on the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (PsychCorp, 2007)
- Corrected pure tone threshold (octave frequencies 250- 4000 Hz) norms for their age and gender41,42 NOTE: Audiometry data will be collected for all participants by lab personnel trained by an audiologist in a sound-attenuated booth. Based on our ongoing aphasia studies, we expect that \~30% of participants will use hearing aids; we will not exclude these individuals but rather include hearing aid use as a covariate in analyses.
Exclusion
- Severe concurrent uncontrolled medical problems (e.g. cardiorespiratory impairment).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 22 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04816799
Start Date
July 22 2020
End Date
August 1 2022
Last Update
February 22 2022
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Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85287