Communication Bridge: Optimizing an Evidence-based Intervention for Individuals With Primary Progressive Aphasia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 12
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Communication Participation Person Centered Goals
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of evidence-based interventions in individuals living with mild to moderate primary progressive aphasia (PPA) that address communication-focused outcomes.
详细描述
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of evidence-based interventions in individuals living with mild to moderate primary progressive aphasia (PPA) that address communication-focused outcomes. The study team aims to enhance the personal relevance and therapeutic impact of goal attainment scaling (GAS) while building self-efficacy within a self-management framework.
This study will be a continuation of one of the largest non-pharmacologic intervention studies for individuals with PPA to date. It will add critical information regarding the effectiveness of telepractice interventions for communication disorders in adults with primary progressive aphasia specifically, and in dementia more broadly. The goal of this study is to maximize functional communication and life participation for the participants.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 100 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •(person with PPA):
- •Meets diagnostic criteria for PPA based on neurologist and supporting medical assessments (extracted from medical records)
- •English as primary language used in daily communication activities (by self-report)
- •Adequate hearing (aided or unaided) for communicating with others in a crowded room (by self-report)
- •Adequate vision (aided or unaided) for reading a newspaper, or other functional materials (by self-report)
- •Able to pass technology screening and demonstrates sufficient knowledge for use of video conference and Communication Bridge™ web application use (with or without training)
- •Geriatric Depression Scale score ≤ 9
- •Mild-moderate PPA informed by a structured interview with a speech-language pathologist and a standardized testing battery.
- •Inclusion Criteria (Co-enrolled communication partner):
- •18+ years of age
- •English as primary language used in daily communication activities (by self-report)
- •Adequate hearing (aided or unaided) for communicating with others in a crowded room (by self-report)
- •Able to pass technology screening* and demonstrates sufficient knowledge for use of video conference and Communication Bridge™ web application use (with or without training)
排除标准
- •A dementia diagnosis other than Primary Progressive Aphasia
- •Participation is co-enrolled in an outside speech language therapy program during the study course.
- •Communication partners will be excluded if they have a pre-existing communication impairment that would affect study participation (e.g., aphasia, dementia) Medical records will be requested and reviewed to determine eligibility
研究组 & 干预措施
Communication Bridge™
Participants receive Communication Bridge™, a multi-component, participation-focused, dyadic intervention in which both the person with PPA and their co-enrolled communication partner are intervention recipients. Communication Bridge™ is modelled on the Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (A-FROM) and the Care Pathway Model that was developed for persons living with primary progressive aphasia. Consistent with participation-focused intervention models personally salient training stimuli are incorporated into all therapy activities in the Experimental arm.
干预措施: Communication Bridge (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Communication Participation Person Centered Goals
时间窗: Time Frame: 2 assessment time points through study completion, an average of 5 months, including change over time
Goal Attainment Scaling, a 7-point rating scale with -3 representing 'no longer participating' and +3 representing 'exceeded goal'. Higher scores indicate better progress in goal achievement.
次要结局
未报告次要终点