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Learning Strategies for Naming in Aphasia

Phase 2
Recruiting
Led By William Evans, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up initial assessment (pre-treatment), multiple timepoints up to 6-months post-treatment.
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at new treatments to improve language skills for those with aphasia, a disorder caused by stroke or brain injury, & help them use them in everyday life.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for people who have had a stroke at least 6 months ago, resulting in chronic aphasia, which is difficulty with language and naming things. They must struggle on certain parts of a language test but can't have severe comprehension issues or other neurological diseases, unmanaged substance dependence, or serious mood disorders.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests three ways to help people with aphasia improve their ability to name pictures and use these skills in daily life. It compares treatments that focus on maximum effort, balance between effort and accuracy, and maximum accuracy using speeded naming tasks.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves non-medical interventions focused on learning strategies rather than drugs or surgery, traditional side effects are not expected. Participants may experience fatigue or frustration during the learning tasks.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~initial assessment (pre-treatment), multiple timepoints up to 6-months post-treatment.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and initial assessment (pre-treatment), multiple timepoints up to 6-months post-treatment. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in correct responses in Confrontation Naming of Treated and Untreated Pictured Objects
Change in correct responses in Context Generalization of Treated and Untreated Pictured Objects
Secondary outcome measures
Change in core lexicon analysis on the Aphasia Bank Discourse Protocol
Change in mean scores on the Aphasia Communication Outcome Measure Short-Form
Mean score on the Cactus and Camels Test (CCT)
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Trial Design

6Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Effort-maximized, then effort-accuracy balanced, then accuracy-maximizedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
All participants will receive all three naming treatment conditions in a randomized order - this is one possible ordering of those conditions.
Group II: Effort-maximized, then accuracy-maximized, then effort-accuracy balancedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
All participants will receive all three naming treatment conditions in a randomized order - this is one possible ordering of those conditions.
Group III: Effort-accuracy balanced, then effort-maximized, then accuracy maximizedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
All participants will receive all three naming treatment conditions in a randomized order - this is one possible ordering of those conditions.
Group IV: Effort-accuracy balanced, then accuracy-maximized, then effort-maximizedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
All participants will receive all three naming treatment conditions in a randomized order - this is one possible ordering of those conditions.
Group V: Accuracy-maximized, then effort-maximized, then effort-accuracy balancedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
All participants will receive all three naming treatment conditions in a randomized order - this is one possible ordering of those conditions.
Group VI: Accuracy-maximized, then effort-accuracy balanced, then effort-maximizedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
All participants will receive all three naming treatment conditions in a randomized order - this is one possible ordering of those conditions.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PittsburghLead Sponsor
1,723 Previous Clinical Trials
16,343,126 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Aphasia
68 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia
University of Massachusetts, AmherstOTHER
78 Previous Clinical Trials
467,742 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Aphasia
56 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)NIH
330 Previous Clinical Trials
178,441 Total Patients Enrolled
37 Trials studying Aphasia
2,759 Patients Enrolled for Aphasia

Media Library

Accuracy-maximized condition Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05653440 — Phase 2
Aphasia Research Study Groups: Effort-accuracy balanced, then accuracy-maximized, then effort-maximized, Effort-accuracy balanced, then effort-maximized, then accuracy maximized, Effort-maximized, then effort-accuracy balanced, then accuracy-maximized, Accuracy-maximized, then effort-maximized, then effort-accuracy balanced, Effort-maximized, then accuracy-maximized, then effort-accuracy balanced, Accuracy-maximized, then effort-accuracy balanced, then effort-maximized
Aphasia Clinical Trial 2023: Accuracy-maximized condition Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05653440 — Phase 2
Accuracy-maximized condition 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05653440 — Phase 2

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are new enrollees being accepted for this experiment?

"The clinicaltrials.gov platform reveals that, while this particular trial was first shared on February 1st 2023 and last modified on December 7th 2022, it is not presently looking for participants. However, there are 1100 other studies actively recruiting patients at the moment."

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What is the primary objective of this trial?

"The desired outcome of this prospective medical trial, which should be observed at Initial assessment (pre-treatment) and 3 months post-treatment, is the Change in correct responses on Context Generalization of Treated and Untreated Pictured Objects. Secondary objectives include scoring participants on the Adapted Intrinsic Motivation Inventory for Aphasia via a 7 subscale questionnaire with 45 items to measure intrinsic motivation, calculating Mean scores from Comprehensive Aphasia Test measurements that provide an estimation of overall severity of language impairment among patients with aphasia, and assessing S-weight/P-weight figures from Philadelphia Naming Test results to gauge semantic"

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Balancing Effortful and Errorless Learning in Naming Treatment for Aphasia
William Evans 2023. "Balancing Effortful and Errorless Learning in Naming Treatment for Aphasia". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05653440.
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