Forced Use Aphasia Therapy in the ACute phase
Completed
- Conditions
- AphasiaSigns and SymptomsSymptoms and signs involving speech and voice
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN26390986
- Lead Sponsor
- Refonet (Germany)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
1. Left hemispheric cerebro-vascular accident maximally three months post-onset
2. Aphasia (by clinical diagnosis and standardised aphasia screening)
3. Monolingual German native speaker
Exclusion Criteria
1. Aphasia mainly characterised by automatisms
2. Severe jargon
3. Severe apraxia of speech
4. Severe neuropsychological and/or psychiatric disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To establish efficacy of FUAT in the acute phase
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To establish efficiency of FUAT as compared to standardised aphasia therapy. <br>2. To establish long-term effects of aphasia therapy (both FUAT and standard)