Treatment for Word Retrieval Impairments in Aphasia

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Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

In this study the investigators are examining the effectiveness of two different speech therapy protocols for word retrieval impairments experienced by individuals with stroke-induced aphasia. One treatment involves errorless naming treatment and the other employs verbal plus gestural facilitation of word retrieval. Participants will receive one of the two treatments over several months. Before and after treatment the investigators will administer several tests and conversational samples to examine changes associated with the treatments. The investigators hypothesize that, whereas both treatments will lead to improvements in words rehearsed in therapy, communication outcomes in conversation will be broader for the verbal plus gestural protocol.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00764400

Run by

Old Dominion University

People needed

24

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-04-06

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• left hemisphere stroke >4 months earlier
• aphasia with word retrieval impairments
• >21 years of age right handed
• speaker of English as the preferred language
• >6 grade education

You may not qualify if…

• history of developmental learning difficulties
• history of prior neurological illnesses
• chronic medical illnesses that restrict participation in speech therapy
• alcohol or drug dependence
• severe uncorrected impairments of vision or hearing

Where it is running

• Old Dominion University Speech and Hearing Clinic — Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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