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AphasiaNCT01163461

Phonomotor Treatment of Word Retrieval Deficits in Individuals With Aphasia

A study testing speech therapy in people with Aphasia, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a behavioral speech therapy trial for individuals who have suffered a stroke on the left side of the brain and have difficulty speaking. The name of this disorder is called 'aphasia'. Individuals who participate in this study will receive 60 hours of therapy for free (2 hours/day, 5 days/week, 6 weeks). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Aphasia
What is being tested?
speech therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
28 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Sep 2010to 30 Sep 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • left hemisphere stroke
  • monolingual English speaking
  • right handed
  • presence of aphasia

Who cannot join

  • preexisting neurological condition

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

    Seattle, Washington, 98108

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About this study

Official title: Real Word Effects in Phonological Treatment for Word Retrieval

This is a behavioral speech therapy trial for individuals who have suffered a stroke on the left side of the brain and have difficulty speaking. The name of this disorder is called 'aphasia'. Individuals who participate in this study will receive 60 hours of therapy for free (2 hours/day, 5 days/week, 6 weeks).

Read the detailed description

The study design was a single group (n=26) with repeated testing (3 times) pre- and post-treatment. All participants received the same treatment protocol (described in detail in Appendix A and in Minkina et al. (under review)). In order to control for improvement in language function related to passage of time, and for the effect of repeated exposure to outcome measures, individuals were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: delayed treatment or immediate treatment (Figure 2). Participants who were randomized to the delayed group received repeated testing three times before and three times after a six-week delay. During the delay phase they were permitted to participate in usual speech-language care (e.g., conversation groups and individual therapy).

Standardized assessments and outcome measures (described in detail below) were administered prior to the start of treatment (for both immediate and delayed groups), at the end of the delay phase (delayed group only), immediately after treatment termination, and at three months post-treatment.

Conditions
Aphasia
Being tested
speech therapy
Medical subject headings
Aphasia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • speech therapyBehavioural

    individuals will receive 60 hours of behavioral speech therapy

Study groups in NCT01163461
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Immediate TreatmentExperimentalindividuals will receive 60 hours of speech therapy
Receives: Behavioral: speech therapy
Delayed TreatmentExperimentalindividuals will receive 60 hours of speech therapy after 6 week delay period
Receives: Behavioral: speech therapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Speech Production

    percent change in the number of untrained words spoken correctly

    Measured: Baseline to one week post treatment termination and three months post treatment termination

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Jul 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Sep 2010
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2013
  4. Study completion30 Sep 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
28 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01163461
Sponsor's protocol ID
C6572-R
Status last verified
Aug 2017
First submitted
14 Jul 2010
Last updated
31 Aug 2017
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Kendall DL, Hunting Pompon R, Brookshire CE, Minkina I, Bislick L. An analysis of aphasic naming errors as an indicator of improved linguistic processing following phonomotor treatment. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2013 May;22(2):S240-9. doi: 10.1044/1058-0360(2012/12-0078).

    PubMed 23695900

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing speech therapy in people with Aphasia, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Aug 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 Jul 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Speech Production (time frame: Baseline to one week post treatment termination and three months post treatment termination). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01163461, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Aug 2017.

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