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Enhancing Language Function in Aphasia
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Summary
Aphasia is an acquired impairment of language, that commonly results from damage to language areas in the brain (typically the left side of the brain). This impairment is seen in many aspects of language, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing. It is estimated that about 2 million individuals are currently living with aphasia in the United States. Further, about 200,000 Americans acquire aphasia every year (National Aphasia Association, 2020). Aphasia poses significant impact on the affected individuals and their families. Behavioral treatments that target language deficits have been shown to enhance overall communication skills and life satisfaction among individuals with aphasia. Although there is evidence that suggests that treatment is efficacious for individuals with aphasia, the extent of improvement long-term coupled with the neural patterns among those individuals are largely unknown. The current study aims to investigate the efficacy of language-based treatment and its corresponding neural patterns.
Official title: Enhancing Language Function in Aphasia Using Behavioral Language Intervention
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2022-10-30
Completion Date
2028-12-15
Last Updated
2024-12-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
individualized speech-language training
Language treatment might include lexical, semantic, and interactive treatment. During treatment, patients may be trained to name words by attempting to self-cue lexical retrieval. The therapy moves incrementally through semantic cuing. The semantic treatment will be implemented using the methods described in (Edmonds et al., 2009, 2014).
standard language intervention
Participants will undergo standard speech-language naming therapy
Locations (1)
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States