Telephone versus Face to Face communication in dysphasic stroke patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stroke; Communication disorders; Stroke - Ischaemic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000499684
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Carl Hanger

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-23
• Study Completion: 2006-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 10 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

All consecutive stroke patients admitted to Stroke rehabilitation ward at The Princess margaret Hospital, Christchurch NZ are currently screened for communication disorder. From October 3 2005 every second patient will be requested to participate. The screening tool includes a benign question to introduce the topic of telephone communication. Patients (or their families) who provide positive responses to these telephone questions, or who report at any time in therapy, that communication over the phone is superior, will also be referred to the research project.

Exclusion Criteria

Those unwilling to participate or who do not have a familiar communication partner available for the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scoring of the 2 different conversations (telephone vs Face-face) using the 1.Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination scales (Profile of Speech Characteristics and Severity Rating Scale) and<br>2. Conversational Analysis[.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The family perspective (ie communication partner) of the level of difficulty in each conversation using a visual analogue scale.[.]