A comparison of three community aphasia groups for people with aphasia and their family members
- Conditions
- AphasiaLow mood/psychological distressStroke - IschaemicMental Health - DepressionNeurological - Other neurological disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000664549
- Lead Sponsor
- Associate Professor Miranda Rose
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Person with aphasia must have a primary communication partner (spouse or close other who either lives with the PWA or sees them at least weekly) who is able to undertake assessments as a minimum requirement (with opportunity for allocation to groups where family member attendance is either required or optional)
Person with aphasia time post-stroke equal to or greater than 12 months
Person with aphasia pre-morbid fluent speaker of English
Family member fluent speaker of English
Person with aphasia ability to reliably communicate ‘yes/no’ regardless of communication modality
Person with aphasia ability to manage toileting
Person with aphasia ability to maintain focus for two 50-minute sittings with a 20-minute break
Person with aphasia and family member have a significant/uncorrected psychiatric (including anxiety and depression), vision, and/or hearing impairment
Person with aphasia and family member have a diagnosed cognitive deficit
Person with aphasia currently undergoing formal aphasia-specific intervention
Person with aphasia and family member currently attending a stroke or aphasia group
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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