CompletedNot Applicable

Effectiveness of Intensive Aphasia Therapy Under Routine Clinical Conditions

Germany156 participantsStarted 2012-04

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether 3 weeks of intensive language therapy provided in clinical in- and outpatient settings is effective in improving everyday communication in postacute/chronic post-stroke aphasia, as measured by performance on the Amsterdam Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (ANELT).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * presence of aphasia for at least 6 months after non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic cortical or subcortical-cortical stroke * native language German * participant's comprehension ability needs to be sufficiently high to give informed consent * participant's language abilities have to allow the administration of the Aachen Aphasia Test (AAT) Exclusion Criteria: * aphasia due to non-vascular etiology * no evidence for aphasia (based on AAT subtests 'Token Test' and 'Written Language' * severe untreated medical conditions which prohibit participation in intensive language therapy * severe vision or hearing problems (uncorrected) * participation in another interventional or language therapy study within four weeks before potential enrollment

What they're measuring

Changes on the Amsterdam Nijmegen Everyday Language Test (ANELT) - A-scale

Timeframe: Baseline is compared to performance immediately and 6 months post 3 weeks of intensive language therapy. Patients with at least 5 weeks of therapy, performance will also be assessed after therapy completion (on average 6 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01540383

SponsorUniversity Hospital Muenster

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-01

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