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Behavioral Intervention

Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) for Aphasia(PROCoM Trial)

Austin Speech Labs, Austin, TX

Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA)N/AWaitlist AvailableLed by Swathi Kiran, PhDResearch Sponsored by Boston University Charles River Campus

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Naming deficits must be present with concurrent lexical/semantic impairment

Aphasia secondary to a left-hemisphere stroke (diagnosed by a neurologist on the basis of clinical CT/MRI imaging or medical reports)

Must not have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Upweek 1 and up to 10 weeks

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

PROCoM Trial Summary

This trial is testing a computational model to predict how well bilingual persons with aphasia will respond to different rehabilitation programs.

PROCoM Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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If someone has a deficit in naming things, they must also have a concurrent linguistic impairment that affects their ability to understand and use words.

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You have difficulty speaking or understanding language due to a stroke or dementia.

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You have difficulty speaking or understanding due to a stroke or dementia.

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You have trouble remembering and understanding words at the same time.

PROCoM Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ week 1 and up to 10 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~week 1 and up to 10 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 1 and up to 10 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Word Retrieval Accuracy in both languages

Secondary outcome measures

Aphasia Bank

Aphasia Tests

Boston Naming Test (BNT) in both languages

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

PROCoM Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Model-basedExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Semantic Feature Analysis training will be provided in the language that was selected by the computational model.

Group II: Model-oppositeActive Control1 Intervention

Semantic Feature Analysis training will be provided in the language opposite to that which was selected by the computational model.

Group III: Sub-Study: Computational Modeling for Bilingual Dementia and Semantic DeclineActive Control1 Intervention

This is a sub-study aimed at building a computational model to simulate bilingual dementia and semantic decline.

0 / 5Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)NIH

314 Previous Clinical Trials

175,740 Total Patients Enrolled

35 Trials studying Aphasia

2,600 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia

Boston University Charles River CampusLead Sponsor

108 Previous Clinical Trials

11,887 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Aphasia

502 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia

Swathi Kiran, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Boston University

Boston University Charles River Campus

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the eligibility criteria of this medical research study inclusive of individuals over 40 years old?

"Participants must be within the age range of 18 to 85 years old, in order for them to be eligible for this trial."

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How many participants are now enrolled in the clinical experiment?

"Correct. Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical trial, which was originally posted on April 20th 2018, is currently recruiting potential participants. 48 individuals are required to take part in the investigation across 3 separate sites."

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To which demographics does this research opportunity extend?

"To meet the requirements for this clinical trial, applicants should have aphasia and be between 18 to 85 years old. At present, 48 participants are being accepted into the study."

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Is enrollment currently open for this investigation?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov records indicate that this clinical trial, initially posted on April 20th 2018 and recently updated on April 13th 2021 is recruiting participants. A total of 48 patients must be sourced from 3 different sites."

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