Investigating the Effects of Rhythm and Entrainment on Fluency in People With Aphasia
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
In brief
Speaking in unison with another person is included as a part of many treatment approaches for aphasia. It is not well understood why and how this technique works. One goal of this study is to determine who benefits from speaking in unison, and what characteristics of speech are most helpful. Another goal is to investigate a possible mechanism for this benefit: why does speaking in unison help? A possible mechanism for this benefit is examined, by testing whether the degree of alignment of a person's speech with that of another speaker can account for unison benefit.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05248295
- Run by
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
- People needed
- 75
- Starts
- 2018-12-04
- Expected to finish
- 2023-06-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-05-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Native-speaker fluency in American English (prior to stroke for people with aphasia)
- Controls must report no history of speech, language, neurological disorders, or stroke
- People with aphasia must be at least 6-months post-stroke, and aphasia must be due to stroke
You may not qualify if…
- Inadequate hearing ability to reliably complete task: fail hearing screen
- Inadequate cognitive ability to understand and remember task: fail cognition screening (different measures for controls and people with aphasia)
- Inadequate speech repetition ability to complete task, or to be considered a control: fail speech repetition screening (different thresholds for controls and people with aphasia)
- Inadequate auditory comprehension ability to understand task: fail auditory comprehension screen (people with aphasia only)
Where it is running
- MGH IHP — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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