Treatment for Word Retrieval Impairments in Aphasia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00764400 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 2, 2008
Last Update Posted
: April 6, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Stroke | Behavioral: Word Retrieval Treatments for Aphasia | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 24 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Communication Outcomes for Naming Treatments in Aphasia |
Study Start Date : | August 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2013 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Errorless Naming Treatment |
Behavioral: Word Retrieval Treatments for Aphasia
Speech therapy sessions take place 4 times per week for up to 90 minutes per session. Following a phase of baseline pre-testing, two phases of speech therapy will take place lasting up to 20 sessions per phase. Post-testing will take place immediately upon completion of the treatment phases and again at 1 month post study completion.
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Experimental: Verbal+Gestural Facilitation |
Behavioral: Word Retrieval Treatments for Aphasia
Speech therapy sessions take place 4 times per week for up to 90 minutes per session. Following a phase of baseline pre-testing, two phases of speech therapy will take place lasting up to 20 sessions per phase. Post-testing will take place immediately upon completion of the treatment phases and again at 1 month post study completion.
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- Daily Probe Picture Naming [ Time Frame: daily probes from three times per week for up to 3 months and one month posttreatment ]
- Western Aphasia Battery [ Time Frame: pre-treatment and at treatment completion ]
- Boston Naming Test [ Time Frame: pretreatment and at treatment completion ]
- Discourse Sample [ Time Frame: pre-treatment and at treatment completion ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- left hemisphere stroke >4 months earlier
- aphasia with word retrieval impairments
- >21 years of age right handed
- speaker of English as the preferred language
- >6 grade education
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of developmental learning difficulties
- history of prior neurological illnesses
- chronic medical illnesses that restrict participation in speech therapy
- alcohol or drug dependence
- severe uncorrected impairments of vision or hearing

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00764400
United States, Virginia | |
Old Dominion University Speech and Hearing Clinic | |
Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23529 |
Principal Investigator: | Anastasia M Raymer, PhD | Old Dominion University |
Responsible Party: | Dr. Anastasia Raymer, Professor of Communications Disorders & Special Education, Old Dominion University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00764400 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R15DC009690 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) 3R15DC009690 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | October 2, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 6, 2018 |
Last Verified: | April 2018 |
Keywords provided by Dr. Anastasia Raymer, Old Dominion University:
aphasia anomia speech therapy rehabilitation |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Aphasia Speech Disorders Language Disorders Communication Disorders |
Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms |