Status:

COMPLETED

Incorporating Strategy Training Into Naming Treatment in Aphasia

Lead Sponsor:

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Collaborating Sponsors:

LSVT Global

Conditions:

Aphasia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-89 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study incorporates metacognitive strategy training into semantic feature analysis treatment. Semantic feature analysis treatment has a strong evidence base and capacity to improve word retrieval ...

Detailed Description

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers from a stroke. Approximately 25% of stroke survivors acquire aphasia, a communication disorder that can result in a partial or total loss of spok...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Experienced a single left-hemisphere stroke,
  • Have aphasia due to stroke,
  • Be in the chronic stages of their aphasia, at least 6 months post onset of stroke.
  • Be between the ages of 18 and 89 years of age, and
  • Be a proficient English speaker,
  • Have no history of neurodegenerative disease, motor speech disorder, significant mental illness, psychiatric disorder, drug/alcohol abuse, or neurological condition that could influence their cognitive, language, and memory systems.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Experienced multiple strokes;
  • Be in the acute stage of their aphasia, \<6 months post onset of stroke;
  • Have a diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease, significant mental illness, psychiatric disorder, drug/alcohol abuse, or neurological condition that could influence cognitive, language, and memory systems

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 30 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 11 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05307796

    Start Date

    August 30 2021

    End Date

    May 11 2022

    Last Update

    March 13 2024

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    MGH-Institute of Health Professions

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02129