Exercise as an Adjuvant to Aphasia Therapy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aphasia

In brief

The purpose of the study is to reveal if individuals who participate in aerobic activity demonstrate greater improvement in language abilities than patients who do not participate in aerobic activity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01113879

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

9

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-22

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Post-stroke aphasia
• at least 6 months post-stroke
• at least minimally intact auditory verbal comprehension
• pre-morbidly right handed
• native English speaker

You may not qualify if…

• contraindications for fMRI (metal implants, claustrophobia)
• inability to pass an exercise tolerance test
• significant depression
• uncorrected hearing or vision problems
• severe apraxia of speech
• regularly perform 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise 3 times per week

Where it is running

• North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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