Home Program Practice for People With Language Disorders After Stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aphasia; Stroke
• Interventions: Behavioral: Logbook

• Registration Number: NCT04543084
• Lead Sponsor: Duquesne University

Brief Summary

Logbooks are one of the most commonly used methods to both support and track adherence in research studies. This study will look at using logbooks to support adherence to reading practice for individuals with post-stroke aphasia. It is thought that using a logbook will increase practice time.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-08
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-09
• Study Start: 2021-01-22
• Primary Completion: 2022-09-06
• Study Completion: 2022-09-06
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

• at least 6 months post left hemisphere stroke with a diagnosis of aphasia
• must have self-reported interest in working to improve reading comprehension
• access to the Internet
• speak English as a primary language

Exclusion Criteria

• significant visual or hearing impairment as determined by "aphasia-friendly" and age-appropriate screening
• actively receiving speech-language pathology services in which computerized or reading comprehension home practice activities are assigned/requested
• severe auditory comprehension impairment that limits understanding of one-step directions (i.e., Western Aphasia Battery-Revised sequential commands subtest score below 8).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Single-Subject Design	Logbook	Each participant will go through a baseline phase and then an intervention phase.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in percentage of adherence to practice goal	Up to 11 weeks	The amount of practice compared to the goal
Change in minutes of practice	Up to 11 weeks	The number of minutes practiced

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reading comprehension	At first session and at last session time in between up to 5 months	As measured by performance on the Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia-2 (RCBA-2). A higher score is better.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duquesne University; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States