Impact of Group Participation on Adults With Aphasia

NCT05520528 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 274500
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of group participation on adults with aphasia. Participants will complete a standard pre-and post-assessment of language abilities (speech, comprehension, reading, and/or writing). Then participants will attend 90-minute weekly reading group sessions during an academic semester.

Conditions

Aphasia, Acquired; Stroke; Rehabilitation; Language Disorder, Acquired

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia-2 (RCBA-2; LaPointe & Horner, 1998) Scores

  To determine if group participation improves intervention-specific language skills in reading comprehension by comparing baseline score to 1-week post-intervention score

  1-week after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Communication Confidence Rating Scale for Aphasia (CCRSA; Babbitt & Cherney, 2010)

  1-week post-intervention

• Discourse Production Task

  1-week post-intervention

• Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)

  1-week post-intervention

• Gray Oral Reading Test (GORT; Wiederholt & Bryant, 2012)

  1-week post-intervention

• Writing of Untrained Control Words (non-standardized).

  1-week post-intervention

Study Arms (1)

Reading Group

EXPERIMENTAL

All participants in this group will receive language intervention within weekly group sessions and independent tasks with emphasis on improving reading and writing skills among persons with aphasia.

Behavioral: Language intervention with group sessions and independent tasks with emphasis on improving reading and writing skills among persons with aphasia

Interventions

Language intervention with group sessions and independent tasks with emphasis on improving reading and writing skills among persons with aphasia BEHAVIORAL

The participants will read through a designated book incrementally across multiple weeks at home and complete reading, writing, and discussion related to weekly readings in a group setting.

Reading Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Age 18 years or older
• Pre-morbid proficient speaker of English
• Diagnosis of adult-onset aphasia
• Vision and hearing sufficient to complete assessments

You may not qualify if:

• No history of childhood speech or language difficulties
• No history of major psychiatric illness, cognitive impairment, or neurological disorders such as seizures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arkansas: lead

Study Sites (1)

UAM CHP Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72204, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aphasia; Stroke; Language Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech 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

• Dana Moser, Ph.D

  University of Arkansas

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 19, 2022
• First Posted: August 30, 2022
• Study Start: September 6, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 15, 2026
• Last Updated: July 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)