Clinical Trial: Cognitive Therapy to Improve Word Finding

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Learning Paradigms in Aphasia Rehabilitation

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.

Detailed Summary: Difficulty finding words is common in patients with aphasia subsequent to left hemisphere stroke. This study will compare two cognitive therapies for the treatment of acquired word finding difficulties. The therapies use different types of cues. All participants will receive both therapies. Participants in this study will undergo a comprehensive and detailed assessment of language and other cognitive skills. The two treatments will be compared for their efficacy.
Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Current Primary Outcome: Improved picture naming of trained words.

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Improved picture naming of untrained words.

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Dates:
Date Received: June 28, 2007
Date Started: July 2004
Date Completion: June 2009
Last Updated: March 10, 2009
Last Verified: November 2005