Effect of Intensive Language Therapy in Subacute Stroke Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Rehabilitation; Language
• Interventions: Procedure: language rehabilitation therapy

• Registration Number: NCT03168373
• Lead Sponsor: Samsung Medical Center

Brief Summary

Early stroke rehabilitation is known to be an effective and essential therapy in gaining functional independence and preventing complications. However, there was no consensus of proper amount of language rehabilitation in stroke patients. In this study, the investigators investigated the effects of the intensive language rehabilitation during subacute phase to improve language function in patients with first-ever strokes.

Detailed Description

Intensive language rehabilitation group - language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 1 hours on every working day for 4 weeks

Conventional language rehabilitation group

- language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 30 minutes on every working day for 4 weeks

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-25
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-30
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-31
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Acute first-ever stroke
• Left hemispheric stroke
• Korean version of Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test(K-FAST) < 25 (less than 65 years old), K-FAST <20 (65 years old and more than 65 years old) at 7 days after stroke onset
• Right handedness

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Exclusion Criteria

• Transient ischemic stroke

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional group	language rehabilitation therapy	language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 30 minutes on every working day for 4 weeks
Intensive group	language rehabilitation therapy	language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 1 hours on every working day for 4 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Korean version-Western Aphasia Battery (AQ)	Change of Korean version- Western Aphasia Battery after language rehabilitation for 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Samsung Medical Center; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of