Using Augmentative & Alternative Communication to Promote Language Recovery for People With Post-Stroke Aphasia

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Conditions studied: Post-stroke Aphasia, Aphasia

In brief

The currently available interventions only partially restore language abilities in patients with post-stroke aphasia; preventing successful reintegration into society. This study will increase our knowledge of how we can use assistive technology interventions to help people with aphasia restore language function. Further, this project will help us identify regions of the brain responsible for these changes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04081207

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

20

Starts

2018-09-01

Expected to finish

2021-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• at least 18 years old
• native speaker of american English
• compatible for 3 Tesla MRI
• Ischemic, left middle cerebral artery stroke
• at least 12 months post stroke
• pass hearing screening
• pass vision screening
• diagnosis of aphasia on the Western Aphasia Bedside Screen
• ability to produce 5-10 intelligible words
• no more than a moderate apraxia of speech or dysarthria
• minimal or no AAC/iPad experience
• written consent by self or guardian

You may not qualify if…

• fails to meet the above
• Underlying degenerative or metabolic disorder or supervening medical illness
• Severe depression or other psychiatric disorder
• Report of pregnancy by women of childbearing age

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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