Topic: Stroke Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
Thirty participants with aphasia will be recruited. Participants will be randomly allocated to computer treatment using Step-by-Step word finding software by Jane Mortley (group 1) or usual care (grou
Sponsors
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of stroke and aphasia with word finding difficulties as one of the predominant features as assessed by the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT) 2. No longer receiving treatment from a speech and language therapist so that the computer treatment can be better isolated and evaluated 3. First stroke and reported by close relatives/friends to have had no speech or language difficulty pre-stroke to isolate cause 4. Both male and female 18 years or above with no upper age limit
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe visual or cognitive difficulties reducing ability to use the computer program, tested by the ability to see and perform a simple, non-verbally based computer game.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recruitment rate, measured at baseline, 5 months and 8 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at baseline, 5 months and 8 months: 1. Acceptability of using computer based word finding therapy 2. Change in participation and wellbeing 3. Change in word retrieval 4. Estimation of effect size 5. Quality adjusted life years 6. Resource use data | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed