Status:
COMPLETED
Therapy of Pragmatic Disorders in Brain-damaged Individuals
Lead Sponsor:
University of Neuchatel
Conditions:
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Right Hemispheric Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to assess speech therapy's effectiveness in understanding other people's thoughts (implied) using written stories. The main objective is to examine whether the therapy improves underst...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have been the victim, in adulthood, of a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) or a stroke, with at least right frontal lesions (objectified by imaging). The time between the TBI or stroke and participation in this study should be greater than six months.
- Be of French mother tongue or have an excellent mastery of French.
- Be between 20 and 65 years old.
- Be right-handed
- Present problems in the understanding of non-literal language (irony, indirect requests), objectified by a neuropsychological examination.
Exclusion
- Have a history of psychiatric disorder affecting social cognition (according to DSM-V criteria), and more specifically: autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, major depressive disorders, borderline personality disorders, generalized anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, phobia social and eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia).
- Have chronic symptoms of an alcohol or drug dependence disorder (according to DSM-V criteria).
- Have significant uncorrected vision and/or hearing problems.
- Have aphasia and/or significant reading and comprehension problems.
- Present significant spatial neglect.
- Present an impaired capacity for judgment and discernment, objectified by a neuropsychological evaluation.
- Have been the victim of several TBI or stroke
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 3 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
2 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04708561
Start Date
June 3 2020
End Date
April 30 2022
Last Update
May 18 2022
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Université de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland