Word-Retrieval Treatment for Aphasia: Semantic Feature Analysis

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Conditions studied: Aphasia, Language Disorders, Speech Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this investigation is to further develop and test a treatment for word-finding problems in aphasia. The treatment is designed to strengthen meaning associations within categories of words (e.g., animals, tools, fruits). The treatment is also designed to be used as a search strategy in instances of word-finding difficulty. The study was devised to evaluate the extent to which treatment increases the ability to recall trained, as well as untrained, words.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00125242

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

110

Starts

2005-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-24

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of Wernicke's, Broca's, or Conduction aphasia with significant word-retrieval deficits
• At least 6 months post-onset of single, left-hemisphere stroke
• Minimum of high-school education
• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for experimental tasks
• Nonverbal intelligence within normal limits

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed mental illness other than depression
• Neurological condition other than that which resulted in aphasia
• History of alcohol or substance abuse
• Non-native English speaker
• Premorbid history of speech/language disorder

Where it is running

• VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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