Status:
COMPLETED
Short-term Memory Assessment in Patients With Poststroke Aphasia
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Ghent
Conditions:
Aphasia, Acquired
Short-Term Memory Impairment
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background and aim There is a growing awareness that people with aphasia (language problems) after a stroke often have difficulties with their short-term memory (STM). As a result, the explanation un...
Detailed Description
1. Introduction 1.1. Background The literature has witnessed a steady increase in the number of studies investigating the role of short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM) impairments in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria aphasia patients:
- Aphasia after an initial ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke diagnosed by the speech pathologist and a screening instrument to evaluate aphasia (ScreeLing)
- Age 18-85 years
- Speak Dutch as a mother language
- Acute to subacute phase poststroke
- Imaging (CT/MRI) is available prior to inclusion
- Signed informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria aphasia patients:
- There is a history of other diseases of the central nervous system causing non-stroke related speech-, language or cognitive disorder
- They present severe sensory impairment or other co-morbidities prohibiting administration of the assessment tool
- Excessive active alcohol or drug abuse
- Transient ischemic attack (i.e., TIA)
- Inclusion Criteria healthy participants:
- Normal score (\> 26) on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA)
- Speak Dutch as a mother language
- Exclusion Criteria aphasia patients:
- Have no history of stroke or other central nervous system diseases that affect speech, language or cognition
- Have no severe auditory or visual disorders
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 30 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06068296
Start Date
April 30 2023
End Date
April 30 2023
Last Update
October 5 2023
Active Locations (2)
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1
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, 9000
2
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium, 9000