Clinical Trial: Treatment for Word Retrieval Impairments in Aphasia

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Communication Outcomes for Naming Treatments in Aphasia

Brief Summary: In this study the investigators are examining the effectiveness of two different speech therapy protocols for word retrieval impairments experienced by individuals with stroke-induced aphasia. One treatment involves errorless naming treatment and the other employs verbal plus gestural facilitation of word retrieval. Participants will receive one of the two treatments over several months. Before and after treatment the investigators will administer several tests and conversational samples to examine changes associated with the treatments. The investigators hypothesize that, whereas both treatments will lead to improvements in words rehearsed in therapy, communication outcomes in conversation will be broader for the verbal plus gestural protocol.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Old Dominion University

Current Primary Outcome: Daily Probe Picture Naming [ Time Frame: daily probes from three times per week for up to 3 months and one month posttreatment ]

Original Primary Outcome: Daily Probe Picture Naming [ Time Frame: daily probes from pretreatment to one month posttreatment ]

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Western Aphasia Battery [ Time Frame: pre-treatment and at treatment completion ]
  • Boston Naming Test [ Time Frame: pretreatment and at treatment completion ]
  • Discourse Sample [ Time Frame: pre-treatment and at treatment completion ]


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • Western Aphasia Battery [ Time Frame: pre- and post-treatment ]
  • Boston Naming Test [ Time Frame: pre- and post-treatment ]
  • Discourse Sample [ Time Frame: pre- and post-treatment ]
  • Communicative Effectiveness Index [ Time Frame: pre- and post-treatment ]
  • Functional Outcomes Questionnaire for Aphasia [ Time Frame: pre- and post-treatment ]


Information By: Old Dominion University

Dates:
Date Received: September 30, 2008
Date Started: August 2008
Date Completion: July 2012
Last Updated: May 18, 2012
Last Verified: May 2012