Delivering Group Support for People With Aphasia Through Eva Park
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- City, University of London
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pre to post intervention change on the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The project will investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a remote support group intervention for people with aphasia, and will investigate the impact of that intervention on measures of wellbeing, quality of life and communication. The intervention will be delivered to 32 participants in Eva Park, a virtual island specifically designed for people with aphasia.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Stroke survivor with aphasia; Score within the aphasic range on the Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (FAST); Fluent pre-stroke user of English.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Co-morbidity affecting cognition; Severe hearing or visual impairments
Arms & Interventions
Immediate
Participants allocated to the immediate arm will receive 6 months of Social support groups delivered in EVA Park immediately after randomisation. They will be re-assessed in Month 7, then receive 6 months of usual care, followed by reassessment in month 14.
Intervention: Social support groups delivered in EVA Park (Behavioral)
Wait list control
Participants allocated to the wait list control arm will receive 6 months of usual care after randomisation. They will be re-assessed in month 7, and will then receive 6 months of social support groups delivered in EVA Park, with reassessment in month 14.
Intervention: Social support groups delivered in EVA Park (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pre to post intervention change on the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Time Frame: At randomisation and at 7 and 14 months post randomisation
A 14 item questionnaire about feelings of wellbeing
Pre to post intervention change on the Communication Activities of Daily Living test (CADL-2)
Time Frame: At randomisation and at 7 and 14 months post randomisation
A 50 item standardized test of everyday communication activities, designed for people with aphasia
Secondary Outcomes
- Pre to post intervention change on The Western Aphasia Battery - Revised (Kertesz, 2007)(At randomisation and at 7 and 14 months post randomisation)
- Pre to post intervention change on the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life measure (SAQOL-39) (Hilari et al, 2003)(At randomisation and at 7 and 14 months post randomisation)
- Pre to post intervention change on the Social Connectedness Scale - Revised (Lee et al. 2001)(At randomisation and at 7 and 14 months post randomisation)