F80.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Singing therapy (patients are singing formulaic phrases)
Duration of treatment: 6 weeks with three one-hour long, weekly training sessions
follow-up measurements after 3 months following the end of each treatment
Group 2: Rhythmic therapy (patients are rhythmically speaking formulaic phrases)
Duration of treatment: 6 weeks with three on
follow-up measurements after 3 months following the end of each treatment
Group 3: Standard therapy (speech therapy including common oral exercises in rehabilitative settings)
Duration: 6 weeks with
Sponsors
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Non-fluent aphsia; German native-speaker; right-handed; aged 35 to 75 years; intact hearing; at least six months post infarction at the time of testing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pre-morbid history of neurological or psychiatric impairments including dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dependent variable: articulatory quality in non-fluent aphasic patients depending on treatment type; the patients' utterances are recorded by a microphone and analyzed with regard to articulatory errors (phonetic and phonematic) Recordings take place before and after each treatment (singing therapy, rhythmic therapy, standard therapy); additional follow-up recordings after 3 months after the end of each treatment | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBenjamin Stahl
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Outcome results
None listed