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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NCT04682223

Telerehabilitation for Aphasia (TERRA)

Recruiting
NAAges 21–80InterventionalTreatment
University of South Carolina
~100 participants
Updated 2026-04-02 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Semantically-focused therapy tasksPhonologically-focused therapy tasks

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Speech Production Outcome Score (SPOTS)
Measured over Compare baseline score to 6 month follow-up (after treatment) score.
Aphasia
Stroke
Stroke Rehabilitation

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.

  • Julius Fridriksson, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of South Carolina

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  • 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)