NCT02799017

Brief Summary

Participants will receive either intensive phonology or semantic feature analysis treatment for 16 weeks to improve naming, reading, and writing in individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2015

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2015

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 17, 2016

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 14, 2016

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 2, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3.5 years

First QC Date

February 17, 2016

Last Update Submit

June 29, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

AphasiaReadingWritingNamingLanguageChronic post strokePhonologySemantic Feature AnalysisRecovery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Improvement in reading single words as measured by PALPA

    Reading of single words will be testing using Psycholinguistic Assessment of Language Processing (PALPA) subtests

    16 weeks

  • Improvement in naming as measured by BNT

    picture naming (nouns) will be tested using Boston Naming Test (BNT)

    16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Improvement in spontaneous speech measured by WAB

    16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intensive Phonology Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in the experimental group will receive an hour of phonology treatment, an hour of group therapy, and an hour of reading. They will work on writing, generative naming during group time focusing on self-cueing with the sounds they learn during the individual session. They will be read to or read aloud depending on their level. The participants in the experimental group will be taught all consonants and vowels over the course of 16 weeks.

Other: Intensive Phonology Treatment

Intensive SFA Treatment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The participants in the control group will receive an hour of individual therapy, an hour of reading and an hour of group therapy in a traditional setting. They will work on writing, generative naming during group time following the semantic feature analysis to retrieve the name.They will be read to or read aloud depending on their level.

Other: Intensive SFA Treatment

Interventions

Phonology based reading, writing, and naming therapy.

Intensive Phonology Treatment

Semantic based reading, writing, and naming therapy.

Intensive SFA Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 85 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female
  • years old
  • Have suffered a left CVA
  • Score above 50% on comprehension task of the WAB
  • Score below 80% accuracy on all phonology related tasks

You may not qualify if:

  • Score above 80% accuracy on all phonology related tasks.
  • Score below 50% on comprehension task of the WAB
  • Have suffered a right CVA
  • Are receiving teletherapy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Austin Speech Labs

Austin, Texas, 78757, United States

Location

Related Publications (8)

  • Beeson PM, Rising K, Kim ES, Rapcsak SZ. A treatment sequence for phonological alexia/agraphia. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2010 Apr;53(2):450-68. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0229).

    PMID: 20360466BACKGROUND
  • Brookshire CE, Conway T, Pompon RH, Oelke M, Kendall DL. Effects of intensive phonomotor treatment on reading in eight individuals with aphasia and phonological alexia. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2014 May;23(2):S300-11. doi: 10.1044/2014_AJSLP-13-0083.

    PMID: 24686537BACKGROUND
  • Carlomagno S, Pandolfi M, Labruna L, Colombo A, Razzano C. Recovery from moderate aphasia in the first year poststroke: effect of type of therapy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Aug;82(8):1073-80. doi: 10.1053/apmr.2001.25155.

    PMID: 11494187BACKGROUND
  • Conway TW, Heilman P, Rothi LJ, Alexander AW, Adair J, Crosson BA, Heilman KM. Treatment of a case of phonological alexia with agraphia using the Auditory Discrimination in Depth (ADD) program. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 1998 Nov;4(6):608-20. doi: 10.1017/s1355617798466104.

    PMID: 10050366BACKGROUND
  • Doesborgh SJ, van de Sandt-Koenderman MW, Dippel DW, van Harskamp F, Koudstaal PJ, Visch-Brink EG. Effects of semantic treatment on verbal communication and linguistic processing in aphasia after stroke: a randomized controlled trial. Stroke. 2004 Jan;35(1):141-6. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000105460.52928.A6. Epub 2003 Dec 4.

    PMID: 14657447BACKGROUND
  • El Hachioui H, Lingsma HF, van de Sandt-Koenderman ME, Dippel DW, Koudstaal PJ, Visch-Brink EG. Recovery of aphasia after stroke: a 1-year follow-up study. J Neurol. 2013 Jan;260(1):166-71. doi: 10.1007/s00415-012-6607-2. Epub 2012 Jul 22.

    PMID: 22820721BACKGROUND
  • Goodglass H, Wingfield A, Hyde MR, Gleason JB, Bowles NL, Gallagher RE. The importance of word-initial phonology: error patterns in prolonged naming efforts by aphasic patients. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 1997 Mar;3(2):128-38.

    PMID: 9126854BACKGROUND
  • Greenwald M. "Blocking" lexical competitors in severe global agraphia: a treatment of reading and spelling. Neurocase. 2004 Apr;10(2):156-74. doi: 10.1080/13554790409609946.

    PMID: 15788254BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AphasiaLanguage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech DisordersLanguage DisordersCommunication DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsCommunicationBehavior

Study Officials

  • Shilpa Shamapant, M.S.,M.A.

    Austin Speech Labs

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 17, 2016

First Posted

June 14, 2016

Study Start

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion

December 1, 2018

Study Completion

June 1, 2019

Last Updated

July 2, 2017

Record last verified: 2016-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Locations