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Treating post-stroke speech difficulties by computer therapy

Completed
Conditions
Post-stroke speech production impairments (apraxia of speech and aphasic word production impairment)
Signs and Symptoms
Apraxia
Registration Number
ISRCTN88245643
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Sheffield
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients experiencing unilateral left-hemisphere lesion(s)
2. Minimum 6 months post onset of stroke
3. Diagnosis of apraxia of speech

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not pre-morbidly competent in English
2. Insufficient auditory and visual acuity to interact with a laptop computer
3. Currently receiving impairment-based speech/language therapy
4. Presence of degenerative neurocognitive impairment

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Accuracy of word production in naming and repetition measured by:<br>1. Naming accuracy<br>2. Repetition accuracy<br>3. Word duration<br>4. Connected speech (narrative) samples<br>Control measures:<br>1. CAT Spoken sentence to picture matching<br>2. PALPA48 Written word to picture matching
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Health economic assessment (health-related quality of life, resource use & societal costs) measured by:<br>1.1. EQ-5D Health questionnaire<br>1.2. SF-12v2. Health Status questionnaire<br>1.3. Costs questionnaire<br>2. Acceptability to service users and families of self-administered computer therapy
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