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Behavioral Intervention

Anomia Treatment for Aphasia

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Waitlist Available

Led By Nichol Castro, PhD

Research Sponsored by State University of New York at Buffalo

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Must not have

Severe, uncorrected vision or hearing impairment that interferes with task completion

Moderate-severe apraxia of speech or dysarthria that interferes with task completion

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up pre-treatment and immediately post-treatment

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to figure out what type of treatment works best for people with aphasia. They will compare two different treatments to see which one is more helpful for each individual. Participants will receive both treatments

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals with chronic aphasia and anomia for over 6 months, who can follow spoken instructions and have phonologic impairments. It's not suitable for those with progressive neurological diseases, chronic medical conditions affecting participation, or severe vision/hearing issues that hinder task completion.

What is being tested?

The study aims to find out which patients benefit more from two different speech therapy treatments: Phonomotor Treatment versus Phonological Components Analysis. Participants will undergo both treatments across several months to determine the most effective approach.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves speech therapy interventions rather than medications, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience fatigue or frustration during treatment sessions.

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I have severe vision or hearing problems that affect my daily tasks.

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I have a speech disorder that makes it hard for me to complete tasks.

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I do not have a worsening neurological condition like dementia.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ pre-treatment and immediately post-treatment

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~pre-treatment and immediately post-treatment

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-treatment and immediately post-treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Naming of Trained Words

Secondary study objectives

Naming of Untrained Words

Philadelphia Naming Test

Standardized Assessment of Phonology in Aphasia (SAPA)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: PMTExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Phonomotor Treatment (PMT) will be administered. This treatment improves anomia by training the sound sequences of words. This is a multimodal treatment approach that includes listening, producing, visualizing, and describing sounds and sound sequences. The participant practices the sound sequence tasks with the clinician.

Group II: PCAExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Phonological Components Analysis (PCA) will be administered. This treatment improves anomia by identifying phonological features of words. A picture is presented. The participant provides features of the picture name: the first sound of the word, the final sound of the word, the number of syllables of the word, another word that starts with the same sound, and another words that rhymes with the word. The participant attempts to produce the word independently and by repeating after the clinician.

0 / 3Eligibility criteria met