The Effect of Intensive Home Based Speech Pathology Intervention on Speech, Swallowing and Quality of Life for Stroke Survivors.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- dysphagiaDysarthriaoral/verbal dyspraxiaStroke - IschaemicStroke - Haemorrhagic
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000980033
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Stroke Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
New diagnosis of stroke with a diagnosis of dysarthria, oral dysphagia and/or oral/verbal dyspraxia.
General Royal Perth Hospital Rehabilitation in the Home acceptance criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Pre-stroke dementia
Severe oral/verbal dyspraxia and unable to vocalise
Severe dysphasia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral motor and inttelligibility outcomes - Frenchary Dysarthria Assessment[immediately post therapy (3 weeks), 3 months post therapy and if possible 6 months post therapy.];A range of oral motor and speech intelligibility and swallowing assessments.[Pre therapy, post therapy three months post initial assessment, six months post initial assessment.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method speech pathology questionnaire[Post therapy];Patient Home Practice Record Journal[every day during therapy the journal is updated];Quality of life - Dysarthria Impact Profile, SWAL - QOL.[immediately post therapy (3 weeks), 3 months post therapy and if possible 6 months post therapy.];Carer Satisfaction Questionnaire - A set questionnaire to be either written by carer or with a verbal interview by the reseracher to be conducted for each main carer for each patient recruited.[Questionnaire to be given after therapy finishes and before the three month re-assessment.];therapy assistant questionnaire[pre and post therapy.]