CompletedNot Applicable

Digital Interventions in Neurorehabilitation: iTALKbetter

United Kingdom31 participantsStarted 2020-09-07

Plain-language summary

iTALKBetter will provide an app-based therapy for people with word retrieval difficulties who have had a stroke. This study aims to test the therapy application for people with naming difficulties through a small scale item-randomized controlled trial.

Who can participate

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Inclusion Criteria: * Any type of stroke but at least 6 months after onset. * Evidence of aphasia on the Comprehensive Aphasia Test * English as their dominant language * Able to tolerate MRI brain scan * Able to give informed consent * Able to use the DNI (app) Exclusion Criteria: * No diagnosis of developmental language disorders * No diagnosis of severe dementia or primary progressive aphasia * No major co-existing neurological or psychiatric diagnosis * No contraindications to brain scanner (e.g. the presence of ferromagnetic implants or other metallic or electronic objects in the body, weight over 24 stone, claustrophobia or pregnancy).

What they're measuring

Accuracy Performance (%) on a Bespoke Word Retrieval Test: WRT. Two Conditions: 1. Trained Items 2. Untrained Items

Timeframe: Two time points: 1. Pre- intervention (T3 = 6 weeks post baseline) 2. Post-intervention (T4 = 12 weeks post baseline)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04566081

SponsorUniversity College, London

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-02-25

Results submitted2026-01-09

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