CompletedNot Applicable

Spaced Retrieval as Treatment for Aphasia

Canada21 participantsStarted 2020-10-01

Plain-language summary

Spaced Repetition training has been found to be more effective than massed repetition for individuals with aphasia. This study seeks to examine the relative efficiency of three kinds of spacing for picture-naming training: traditional random presentation, non-adaptive spaced repetition, and adaptive spaced repetition.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * presence of a post-stroke word finding deficit (i.e. aphasia), or primary progressive aphasia. * ability to evaluate the correctness of one's own responses when subsequently provided the with the correct answer Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of a neurological disorder other than post-stroke or primary progressive aphasia * inability to evaluate the correctness of ones responses when subsequently provided with the correct answer

What they're measuring

Change in Picture Naming performance across conditions

Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-intervention immediately after two weeks of daily sessions, and one month followup.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04623125

SponsorRotman Research Institute at Baycrest

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-01-01

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