I60-I69
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The patient group received 32 individual therapies of targeted rhythmic-melodic voice training.
Group 2: The control group received 32 individual sessions of speech therapy with a focus on im
Sponsors
Gebrüder Werner Stiftung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: chronic aphasia (time poststroke: at least 1 year), after a first-ever left-hemisphere stroke, non-fluent aphasia (global aphasia or Broca’s aphasia) according to the ALLOC classification procedure (Habbema, Hermans & van den Broeck, 1974), premorbidly right-handed as determined by means of the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971), native language: German, sufficient auditory comprehension to understand the instructions, consent to participating in 32 single therapy sessions over a period of four months after random allocation to either of the two groups, consent to participating in language tests (AAT) before and after therapy, consent to refraining from any other language or cognitive training during participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: bilateral lesion, perceptual hearing impairments, premorbid history of neurological or psychiatric problems relevant to language communication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of language performance using the Aachen Aphasia Test, a standardized language test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of changes in brain activity using fMRI. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMonika Jungblut
Institut für Interdisziplinäre Musik- und Sprachtherapie
Outcome results
None listed