F06.3
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: MIT combined with ACT
3-week waiting period followed by 3-week intensive intervention phase
frequency: 3 sessions per week, each lasting 2.5 hours per day (2 hours of MIT, 0.5 hours of ACT)
Sponsors
Medical School Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - left-hemispheric cortical or subcortical ischemic or hemorrhagic event - stroke occurred at least 6 months prior to study enrolment - German as first native language - right-handedness, as confirmed by the Oldfield Handedness Inventory - diagnosis of aphasia with at least basic auditory verbal comprehension skills, as confirmed by the Aachen Aphasia Test
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - other severe neurological disorders - significant uncorrectable visual or hearing disability - severe nonverbal cognitive deficits, as revealed by the Corsi Block-Tapping Task - simultaneous speech-language therapy or psychotherapy during the 3-week intervention phase
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility, defined as at least 80% attendance rate during the intervention phase | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Symptoms of depression, assessed with the simplified version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-V) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) (2) Verbal expression skills, assessed with the word repetition subscale of the Aachen Aphasia Test (AAT) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBenjamin Stahl
Medical School Berlin
Outcome results
None listed