fMRI of Language Recovery Following Stroke in Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aphasia, Stroke

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of constraint-induced aphasia therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00843427

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

24

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-11

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• MCA stroke as indicated by the presence of aphasia and MRI lesion in the LMCA distribution
• Moderate aphasia (Token Test score between 40th and 90th percentile)
• Written informed consent by the patient or the next of kin

You may not qualify if…

• Underlying degenerative or metabolic disorder or supervening medical illness
• Severe depression or other psychiatric disorder
• Pregnancy
• Any contraindication to an MRI procedure (i.e., metal implants, claustrophobia)

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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