Evaluate the effectiveness of computer therapy for people with aphasia who have auditory comprehension difficulties
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Post-stroke aphasia specifically auditory comprehension impairmentCirculatory SystemSequelae of stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN97782093
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College Cork
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults, over 18 years of age
2. Presenting with acquired language deficits (aphasia) post-stroke
3. At least 6 months post-onset of stroke
4. Have daily access to a PC or Laptop computer and have Internet access (as course is online)
5. Can give fully informed consent
6. Not receiving Speech and Language Therapy at the time of the study but may attend support services e.g. charity social groups which don't include Speech and Language Therapy input.
Exclusion Criteria
Bilateral hearing loss below 40dB on any frequency between 250Hz and 4kHz
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Aphasia type and severity are measured using the Western Aphasia Battery at baseline, post-phase 1, post-phase 2, follow up at 4 weeks and 16 weeks.<br> 2. Sentence comprehension is measured using a Test of Reception of Grammar at baseline, post-phase 1, post-phase 2, follow up at 4 weeks and 16 weeks.<br> 3. Auditory comprehension sentence, paragraph and conversation levels are measured using e-ACT – a language outcome measure developed for the study and administered on a computer and eye-tracker at baseline, post-phase 1, post-phase 2, follow up at 4 weeks and 16 weeks.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method