Aphasia Identification Cards for Aphasia

Recruiting in Springfield (>99 mi)

Overseen By Holly Laws, PhD

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Disqualifiers: Language disorder, Hearing impairment, Intellectual disability, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 1

160 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether healthy volunteers are more successful at understanding people with aphasia if they have first viewed an aphasia identification (ID) card. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Does viewing an aphasia ID card improve healthy volunteers' understanding of the language errors made by people with aphasia? * Does viewing an aphasia ID card improve healthy volunteers' understanding of people with aphasia who make long pauses in their speech? Researchers will compare aphasia ID cards to a control condition (no ID card) to see whether aphasia ID cards improve healthy volunteers' understanding. Healthy volunteers will visit the study site for a single session (about 2 hours long). During the session they will: * Complete brief tests of their vision, hearing and thinking * Listen to sentences produced by a speaker with aphasia while their eye movements are recorded * Complete a survey about the experience of listening to the speaker with aphasia

Who Is on the Research Team?

Jennifer Mack, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for service workers aged 18-59 with good English comprehension, a high school diploma or equivalent, and normal or corrected vision. It's not for those with hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities, or a history of neurological disorders like stroke.

Inclusion Criteria

High school diploma or equivalency

Currently employed as a service worker

Understand spoken and written English well

Exclusion Criteria

Hearing impairment

Intellectual disability

Language disorder

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

Single Session Intervention

Participants complete brief tests of vision, hearing, and thinking, listen to sentences produced by a speaker with aphasia while their eye movements are recorded, and complete a survey about the experience.

2 hours

1 visit (in-person)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for comprehension accuracy and attitude changes post-intervention

45 minutes

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Aphasia Identification Cards

Trial Overview The study tests if aphasia ID cards help service workers understand people with aphasia better. Participants will listen to sentences from someone with aphasia and complete surveys about their experience in a single two-hour session.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Aphasia Identification Card Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Participants will view an aphasia ID card for a speaker with aphasia. The card will disclose the speaker's aphasia, define aphasia, and request time to communicate.

Group II: No Card Active Control 1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will not receive an intervention.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Lead Sponsor

Trials

83

Recruited

3,474,000+

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator

Trials

377

Recruited

190,000+