Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study: Using Internet-Based Speech Therapy to Improve Quality of Life and Access to Care
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 57
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Assessment of Functional Communication Abilities
研究概览
简要总结
This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.
详细描述
The purpose of this study is:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of speech and language therapy on a person's ability to communicate immediately after treatment, 6-months after treatment, and 12-months after treatment.
- To identify the most effective speech and language therapy strategies for persons with these conditions.
- To determine the feasibility of Internet-based video-practice of speech and language therapy for persons with these conditions.
The study will involve 12 to 15 session over the course of 12 months. Some of these sessions will be in-person at the Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (Chicago, IL), while others will take place over the Internet, using an online study portal.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of dementia with language as a primary symptom (i.e. aphasia)
- •An informant who knows the participant well and can answer questions the participant's communication ability
- •Adequate hearing to follow conversation (correction permitted)
- •Adequate vision (correction permitted)
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Assessment of Functional Communication Abilities
时间窗: Change from baseline assessment at 2-months, 6-months and 12-months post-treatment
Functional Communication Abilities will be assessed through questionnaires about the participant's language and communication, neuropsychological testing, and speech and language therapy evaluations.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Emily Rogalski
Associate Professor
Northwestern University
