Evaluation of the Effects of Response Elaboration Training for Aphasia
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Response Elaboration Training (RET), which is a speech/language therapy for aphasia. The study is designed to determine whether verbal language production improves in terms of content and length of utterances as a result of treatment.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2004
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 27, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 29, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2012
CompletedApril 7, 2014
April 1, 2014
3 years
July 27, 2005
April 4, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
verbal production of meaningful content words in connected speech
Participants were asked to describe pictured scenes and to provide a monologue on a topic of their choice. Their speech/language was audio recorded during these tasks and recordings were transcribed by project speech/language pathologists. Counts of content words were made.
3 and 6 weeks following completion of treatment
Study Arms (1)
Arm 1
OTHERSingle subject design - participant receives three administrations of the same treatment
Interventions
Therapist modeling, reinforcement and forward-chaining are used to stimulate verbal descriptions of pictures
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Diagnosis of moderate to severe nonfluent or fluent aphasia
- Nonverbal intelligence within normal limits
- Auditory and visual acuity adequate for experimental tasks
- months post-onset of single, focal brain injury (e.g., stroke)
You may not qualify if:
- Previous history of therapy with RET
- Diagnosed psychological disorder other than depression
- Neurological condition other than that which resulted in aphasia
- History of alcohol or substance abuse
- Non-native English speaker
- Premorbid history of speech/language disorder
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148, United States
Related Publications (1)
Wambaugh JL, Nessler C, Wright S. Modified response elaboration training: application to procedural discourse and personal recounts. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2013 May;22(2):S409-25. doi: 10.1044/1058-0360(2013/12-0063).
PMID: 23695913RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Julie L. Wambaugh, PhD
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 27, 2005
First Posted
July 29, 2005
Study Start
December 1, 2004
Primary Completion
December 1, 2007
Study Completion
December 1, 2012
Last Updated
April 7, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-04