Status:

TERMINATED

Circuitry Assessment and Reinforcement Training Effects on Recovery

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Conditions:

Aphasia

Primary Progressive Aphasia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study investigates if electroencephalography (EEG) neurofeedback training is more beneficial than sham feedback training for the improvement of communication, anxiety, and sleep quality in indivi...

Detailed Description

Neurofeedback, a form of biofeedback, provides a visual and/or audio representation of an individual's neural electrical activity from live EEG recording. Using operant conditioning principles, indivi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of PPA or aphasia secondary to stroke and presence of naming deficits with confirmation of diagnosis by neurologist
  • Capable of giving informed consent or indicating another to provide informed consent
  • Age 18 or older.
  • If aphasia is secondary to stroke, the stroke must have occurred between 6 months and 5 years prior to enrollment in the study.

Exclusion

  • Lack of English proficiency
  • Not medically stable
  • Picture naming accuracy above 80% on the Philadelphia Naming Test (PNT)
  • Prior history of neurologic disease affecting the brain (e.g., brain tumor, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury) other than stroke or PPA and its underlying neurological pathologies: Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration or Dementia with Lewy bodies
  • Prior history of severe psychiatric illness, developmental disorders or intellectual disability (e.g., PTSD, major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), autism spectrum disorders)
  • Uncorrected severe visual loss or hearing loss by self-report and medical records

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 23 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

7 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04290988

Start Date

September 23 2020

End Date

September 1 2025

Last Update

September 19 2025

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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287