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Treating post-stroke speech difficulties by computer therapy

Self-administered behavioural intervention for communication impairments following stroke

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN88245643
Enrollment
50
Registered
2015-05-22
Start date
2008-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Post-stroke speech production impairments (apraxia of speech and aphasic word production impairment) Signs and Symptoms Apraxia

Interventions

All participants will take part in both interventions, the order will be randomised: 1. Intervention group use a participant-administered software therapy designed specifically for this study (Sheffie

Sponsors

University of Sheffield
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients experiencing unilateral left-hemisphere lesion(s) 2. Minimum 6 months post onset of stroke 3. Diagnosis of apraxia of speech

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Not pre-morbidly competent in English 2. Insufficient auditory and visual acuity to interact with a laptop computer 3. Currently receiving impairment-based speech/language therapy 4. Presence of degenerative neurocognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Accuracy of word production in naming and repetition measured by: 1. Naming accuracy 2. Repetition accuracy 3. Word duration 4. Connected speech (narrative) samples Control measures: 1. CAT Spoken sentence to picture matching 2. PALPA48 Written word to picture matching

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Health economic assessment (health-related quality of life, resource use & societal costs) measured by: 1.1. EQ-5D Health questionnaire 1.2. SF-12v2. Health Status questionnaire 1.3. Costs questionnaire 2. Acceptability to service users and families of self-administered computer therapy

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026