Telerehabilitation for Aphasia (TERRA)
This study, called TERRA, is looking at new ways to deliver speech therapy for people with aphasia (a language disorder) after a stroke. It compares two types of behavioral therapy: semantically-focused therapy tasks and phonologically-focused therapy tasks. The goal is to see if therapy given remotely (telerehabilitation) is as effective as therapy given in a clinic. To join, you must be between 21 and 80 years old, have had a stroke affecting the left side of your brain at least 12 months ago, and primarily speak English. The study will measure improvements in speech production over six months to see how well the treatments work. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 100 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study comparing two types of behavioral therapy for aphasia, with a planned enrollment of 100 participants.
- What's involved
- Participants will receive either semantically-focused or phonologically-focused therapy tasks, either remotely or in a clinic.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your speech production will be measured at the beginning of the study and again six months after treatment.
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Telerehabilitation for Aphasia (TERRA)
At a glance
Conditions
NCT04682223
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
University of South Carolina Aphasia Lab
Columbia, South Carolinastudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Julius Fridriksson, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of South Carolina
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Speech Production Outcome Score (SPOTS)Compare baseline score to 6 month follow-up (after treatment) score.
A composite measure of naming (items correct on the Philadelphia Naming Test (PNT; Roach et al., 1996) and discourse words per minute (WPM)