Home Program Practice for People With Language Disorders After Stroke

NCT04543084 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019/12/11
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Logbooks are one of the most commonly used methods to both support and track adherence in research studies. This study will look at using logbooks to support adherence to reading practice for individuals with post-stroke aphasia. It is thought that using a logbook will increase practice time.

Conditions

Aphasia; Stroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in minutes of practice

  The number of minutes practiced

  Up to 11 weeks

• Change in percentage of adherence to practice goal

  The amount of practice compared to the goal

  Up to 11 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Reading comprehension

  At first session and at last session time in between up to 5 months

Study Arms (1)

Single-Subject Design

OTHER

Each participant will go through a baseline phase and then an intervention phase.

Behavioral: Logbook

Interventions

Logbook BEHAVIORAL

Participants will record practice in a logbook.

Single-Subject Design

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• at least 6 months post left hemisphere stroke with a diagnosis of aphasia
• must have self-reported interest in working to improve reading comprehension
• access to the Internet
• speak English as a primary language

You may not qualify if:

• significant visual or hearing impairment as determined by "aphasia-friendly" and age-appropriate screening
• actively receiving speech-language pathology services in which computerized or reading comprehension home practice activities are assigned/requested
• severe auditory comprehension impairment that limits understanding of one-step directions (i.e., Western Aphasia Battery-Revised sequential commands subtest score below 8).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duquesne University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15228, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aphasia; Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Elena V. Donoso Brown, PhD

  Duquesne University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Single-subject Design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 27, 2020
• First Posted: September 9, 2020
• Study Start: January 22, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 6, 2022
• Study Completion: September 6, 2022
• Last Updated: September 1, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)