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Neurobiology of Language Recovery in Aphasia: Natural History and Treatment-Induced Recovery
Sponsor: Northwestern University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of treatment for specific language deficits in people with aphasia. In addition to language and cognitive measures, changes in brain function will also be gathered before and after the treatment is administered in order to track any changes resulting from receiving treatment.
Official title: The Center for the Neurobiology of Language Recovery (CNLR)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
35 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2013-04
Completion Date
2019-03-27
Last Updated
2026-07-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment Focusing on Naming Objects
Treatment will be administered from week 0 until week 12.
Treatment Focusing on Improving Spelling Abilities
Treatment will be administered from week 0 until week 12.
Treatment Focusing on Improving Sentence Processing
Treatment will be administered from week 0 until week 12.
No Treatment
No treatment will be administered.
Locations (4)
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States