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Intensive Phonology Treatment for Aphasia

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Shilpa Shamapant, M.S.,M.A.
Research Sponsored by Austin Speech Labs
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Male or female
20-85 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 16 weeks
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Study Summary

Participants will receive either intensive phonology or semantic feature analysis treatment for 16 weeks to improve naming, reading, and writing in individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia.

Eligible Conditions
  • Aphasia
  • Language Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~16 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 16 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
Improvement in naming as measured by BNT
Improvement in reading single words as measured by PALPA
Secondary outcome measures
Improvement in spontaneous speech measured by WAB

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intensive Phonology TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The participants in the experimental group will receive an hour of phonology treatment, an hour of group therapy, and an hour of reading. They will work on writing, generative naming during group time focusing on self-cueing with the sounds they learn during the individual session. They will be read to or read aloud depending on their level. The participants in the experimental group will be taught all consonants and vowels over the course of 16 weeks.
Group II: Intensive SFA TreatmentActive Control1 Intervention
The participants in the control group will receive an hour of individual therapy, an hour of reading and an hour of group therapy in a traditional setting. They will work on writing, generative naming during group time following the semantic feature analysis to retrieve the name.They will be read to or read aloud depending on their level.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Austin Speech LabsLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
6 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Aphasia
6 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia
Shilpa Shamapant, M.S.,M.A.Principal InvestigatorAustin Speech Labs
1 Previous Clinical Trials
6 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Aphasia
6 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia

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~2 spots leftby Mar 2025