Status:
COMPLETED
Word-Retrieval Treatment for Aphasia: Semantic Feature Analysis
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Aphasia
Language Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this investigation is to further develop and test a treatment for word-finding problems in aphasia. The treatment is designed to strengthen meaning associations within categories of wor...
Detailed Description
The purpose of the proposed research is to examine the effects of a semantically-oriented treatment on word retrieval in persons with aphasia. The planned investigations are designed to further the de...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of Wernicke's, Broca's, or Conduction aphasia with significant word-retrieval deficits
- At least 6 months post-onset of single, left-hemisphere stroke
- Minimum of high-school education
- Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for experimental tasks
- Nonverbal intelligence within normal limits
Exclusion
- Diagnosed mental illness other than depression
- Neurological condition other than that which resulted in aphasia
- History of alcohol or substance abuse
- Non-native English speaker
- Premorbid history of speech/language disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
110 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00125242
Start Date
July 1 2005
End Date
April 1 2013
Last Update
December 24 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148