Cognitive Therapy to Improve Word Finding

NCT00494520 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R01DC006934-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 78
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Adults who sustain brain damage due to stroke, traumatic injury or surgery may develop difficulty finding words. This study compares the effectiveness of two behavior-based programs to improve picture naming ability in these individuals.

Conditions

Anomia; Aphasia; Traumatic Brain Injury; Cerebrovascular Accident

Keywords

Anomia; Aphasia; Traumatic Brain Injury; Cerebrovascular Accident

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improved picture naming of trained words.

  Overall accuracy of named trained items

  Following conclusion of word treatment.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Improved picture naming of trained words.

  At 6 months after conclusion of word treatment

• Improved picture naming of untrained words.

  Following conclusion of word treatment.

• Improved picture naming of untrained words.

  At 6 months after conclusion of word treatment

Study Arms (2)

Errorful training condition

EXPERIMENTAL

A type of anomia rehabilitation paradigm which allows for errors. The intervention involves providing minimal auditory cues to allow for errors in picture naming.

Procedure: Errorful training condition

Errorless training condition

EXPERIMENTAL

A type of anomia rehabilitation paradigm in which the situation surrounding the performance of the desired task (i.e., picture naming) is controlled to prevent errors. The intervention involves providing maximal auditory cues to prevent errors in picture naming.

Procedure: Errorless training condition

Interventions

Errorful training condition PROCEDURE

Errorful training condition: Participant saw a picture and named it without any cues. If an error was produced, the cue with the least amount of information was provided (e.g. for "pumpkin", "pu"). Cues with increasing information were provided until the picture was correctly named (e.g. for "pumpkin": "pump", "pumpki", then "pumpkin"). Once the correct name was provided, the trial ended.

Errorful training condition

Errorless training condition PROCEDURE

Errorless learning (EL) condition: Participant saw a picture with its name, and repeated the word. The participant continued to name the picture as the auditory cues provided less and less of the word (e.g. for "banana" she would hear "banan", "bana" then "ba" and finally no cue). If an error was produced at any stage, the whole word was presented, the participant repeated it, and the trial ended.

Errorless training condition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Word finding difficulty subsequent to stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery or other brain damage occuring at least 6 month prior to participation
• Ability to attend 2 sessions per week for several months at Georgetown University in Washington, DC

You may not qualify if:

• History of learning disabilities
• Best corrected vision less than 20/40
• Corrected hearing within functional limits
• Less than 10 years formal education
• Significant memory or comprehension problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Georgetown University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20057, United States

Location

Related Links

• Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab at Georgetown University Medical Center

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anomia; Aphasia; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Speech Disorders; Brain Injuries; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Rhonda B. Friedman, Ph.D.

  Georgetown University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 28, 2007
• First Posted: June 29, 2007
• Study Start: July 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2009
• Study Completion: June 1, 2009
• Last Updated: September 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2014-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)