Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Primary Progressive Aphasia; Frontotemporal Dementia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Monthly Check-in Session

• Registration Number: NCT02439853
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is:

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of speech and language therapy on a person's ability to communicate immediately after treatment, 6-months after treatment, and 12-months after treatment.

2. To identify the most effective speech and language therapy strategies for persons with these conditions.

3. To determine the feasibility of Internet-based video-practice of speech and language therapy for persons with these conditions.

The study will involve 12 to 15 session over the course of 12 months. Some of these sessions will be in-person at the Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (Chicago, IL), while others will take place over the Internet, using an online study portal.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-05-11
• Study First Posted: 2015-05-12
• Primary Completion: 2019-12
• Study Completion: 2020-01
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 57

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of dementia with language as a primary symptom (i.e. aphasia)
• An informant who knows the participant well and can answer questions the participant's communication ability
• Adequate hearing to follow conversation (correction permitted)
• Adequate vision (correction permitted)

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Check-In group	Monthly Check-in Session	Subjects in the Check-In group will undergo three check-in sessions with the speech therapist. These sessions will happen remotely, via video-chat, and will last less than an hour. They will occur at 3-, 4-, and 5-months from the subject's enrollment date.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of Functional Communication Abilities	Change from baseline assessment at 2-months, 6-months and 12-months post-treatment	Functional Communication Abilities will be assessed through questionnaires about the participant's language and communication, neuropsychological testing, and speech and language therapy evaluations.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Chicago; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States