Speech Hero Home Therapy for Aphasia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Broca Aphasia
• Interventions: Device: At home Speech Hero therapy app

• Registration Number: NCT04471935
• Lead Sponsor: Flint Rehabilitation Devices, LLC

Brief Summary

The investigators will run an at-home usability study of a newly developed speech therapy app called Speech Hero with 10 individuals with Broca's aphasia in the chronic stage of stroke. The Speech Hero app allows users to perform rhythm-based speech exercises at home. For this study participants will be instructed to use Speech Hero for at least 10 hours over a 4-week period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-10
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-15
• Study Start: 2021-07-20
• Primary Completion: 2021-10-15
• Study Completion: 2021-10-20
• Results First Submitted: 2021-11-17
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-01-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-12
• Results First Posted: 2022-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of Broca's aphasia due to stroke,
• >6 months post stroke
• sufficient motor function of the unaffected upper extremity to tap on a table while speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Incidence of other neurological diseases (though individuals with apraxia will be included)
• age <85

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
At home Speech Hero therapy	At home Speech Hero therapy app	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants That Used the Device for at Least Ten Hours Over the Course of Four Weeks	Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 4 weeks	Number of participants able to use the device on their own at home for at least 10 hours over four weeks without technical or other issues. Speech Hero will be deemed feasible for this population if at least 5 participants are able to use the device on their own at home for at least 10 hours over four weeks without technical or other issues.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Score on Western Aphasia Battery	Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 4 weeks	Assessment of language function of adults with suspected neurological disorders as a result of a stroke, head injury, or dementia. The Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) is comprised of 8 subscales. For this study the subscales of spontaneous speech, auditory verbal comprehension, repetition, naming and word finding were used. Results reported as change in score from baseline to post-treatment (each subscale score is on 0-100% scale with higher score representing less impairment).
Change in Score on Boston Naming Test	Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 4 weeks	Assessment of language function of adults with suspected neurological disorders as a result of a stroke, head injury, or dementia. Scoring counts the number of spontaneously produced correct responses, the number of cues given, and the number of responses after phonemic cueing and after semantic cueing. Results reported as change in score from baseline to post-treatment (score for Boston Naming Test (BNT) is on 0-100% scale with higher score representing less impairment).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Callier Center at University of Texas Dallas; 🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States