Status:
COMPLETED
Investigating the Effects of Rhythm and Entrainment on Fluency in People With Aphasia
Lead Sponsor:
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Aphasia
Apraxia of Speech
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Speaking in unison with another person is included as a part of many treatment approaches for aphasia. It is not well understood why and how this technique works. One goal of this study is to determin...
Detailed Description
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, most commonly due to stroke. It can affect an individual's ability to speak, understand spoken language, read, and write. Many treatments designed to improve ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Native-speaker fluency in American English (prior to stroke for people with aphasia)
- Controls must report no history of speech, language, neurological disorders, or stroke
- People with aphasia must be at least 6-months post-stroke, and aphasia must be due to stroke
Exclusion
- Inadequate hearing ability to reliably complete task: fail hearing screen
- Inadequate cognitive ability to understand and remember task: fail cognition screening (different measures for controls and people with aphasia)
- Inadequate speech repetition ability to complete task, or to be considered a control: fail speech repetition screening (different thresholds for controls and people with aphasia)
- Inadequate auditory comprehension ability to understand task: fail auditory comprehension screen (people with aphasia only)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 4 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 28 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
75 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05248295
Start Date
December 4 2018
End Date
June 28 2023
Last Update
May 18 2025
Active Locations (1)
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MGH IHP
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02129