Investigation of different therapy approaches for aphasia in the Greek language

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aphasia due to stroke; Nervous System Diseases; Aphasia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN71455409
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Athens

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02687038.2019.1571558 (added 08/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-11-30
• Study Start: 2018-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aphasia following stroke, as reported by their referring clinician
2. >4 months post stroke and medically stable
3. Greek native speakers
4. Aged over 18 years
5. No significant cognitive decline (scored =32 out of 38 on Brief Cognitive Screening Test [Economou & Routsis, 2015], a test specifically developed for people with aphasia)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not living at home prior to stroke
2. Known history of mental health problems and/or cognitive decline prior to stroke
3. History of other neurological or psychiatric problems
4. Received other speech language therapy during this research

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified