Neurophysiological Measurement in Aphasia Treatment

University of Chicago2 sites in 1 country34 target enrollmentAugust 2007

ConditionsIschemic Stroke

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Ischemic Stroke
Sponsor: University of Chicago
Enrollment: 34
Locations: 2
Primary Endpoint: Changes in scores on Western Aphasia Battery
Status: Terminated
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Our overall goal is to advance the state of functional brain imaging in aphasia, and then to apply the method to an intensive, imitation-based treatment for non-fluent aphasia.

Detailed Description

Detailed information will follow in the next progress report.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2007

End Date

January 2012

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Chicago

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Single ischemic infarction in the MCA territory involving the cerebral cortex (confirmed by CT or MRI)
•Visual attention and language comprehension sufficient to perform imitation fMRI tasks
•Right handed (prior to stroke)

Exclusion Criteria

•Exclusions to the study are people with cardiac pacemakers, claustrophobia, neurosurgical clips, or cognitive impairments too severe to permit cooperation with cognitive tasks in an MRI scanner.