Talking with your hands: A study on linguistic deficits and the production of different types of gestures in aphasia.
Completed
- Conditions
- iet-Aangeboren-Hersenletsel, afasieAphasialanguage difficulties as a result of brain damage
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37846
- Lead Sponsor
- Rijndam revalidatiecentrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 68
Inclusion Criteria
pp 14 Researchprotocol:
* Right handed (before stroke )
* (near) native speaker of Dutch
* Age between 18 and 85 years.
* Acquired aphasia of cerebrovascular aetiology
* Aphasia duration 3 months -6 years
Exclusion Criteria
Researchprotocol: pp14
- Severe visual or hearing disorders
* Severe non-linguistic cognitive disorders
* Dementia
* Psychiatric disorders relevant to communication
* Multiple strokes
* Receives gesture therapy at the time of testing, or received this less than a month before testing.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The different populations, aphasic patients with and without a semantic<br /><br>disorder and non-aphasic controls, are compared for the type of gestures they<br /><br>use and the comprehensibility of these gestures. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>-</p><br>