sing CLEAR SPEECH to improve speech disorders following stroke or traumatic brain injury

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: on-progressive dysarthria; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury; Non-progressive dysarthria; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy; Stroke - Ischaemic; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000968875
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible to participate in the study, participants will be required to be English speaking, have mild to severe non-progressive dysarthria as diagnosed by a speech pathologist, be 6 months post neurological incident, and have a cognitive status that is adequate to participate in assessment tasks. Prior to commencing the study participants will also undergo stimulability testing to assess whether they have the potential for improvements in speech clarity. Only potential participants who are able to demonstrate improvements for speech clarity will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Potential participants will be excluded if, in addition to their dysarthria, they present with a co-morbid condition that may negatively impact on their ability to complete speech therapy. Such conditions include significant aphasia, hearing or vision loss, dementia, apraxia of speech, or post traumatic amnesia. Prior to inclusion in the study research personnel will screen all potential participants.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified