Language, Rehabilitation, Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
Early stroke rehabilitation is known to be an effective and essential therapy in gaining functional independence and preventing complications. However, there was no consensus of proper amount of language rehabilitation in stroke patients. In this study, the investigators investigated the effects of the intensive language rehabilitation during subacute phase to improve language function in patients with first-ever strokes.
Detailed description
Intensive language rehabilitation group - language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 1 hours on every working day for 4 weeks Conventional language rehabilitation group \- language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 30 minutes on every working day for 4 weeks
Interventions
PROCEDURElanguage rehabilitation therapy
language therapy is language rehabilitation by language therapist during subacute phase in stroke patients
Sponsors
Samsung Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Acute first-ever stroke * Left hemispheric stroke * Korean version of Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test(K-FAST) \< 25 (less than 65 years old), K-FAST \<20 (65 years old and more than 65 years old) at 7 days after stroke onset * Right handedness
Exclusion criteria
* Transient ischemic stroke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Korean version-Western Aphasia Battery (AQ) | Change of Korean version- Western Aphasia Battery after language rehabilitation for 4 weeks |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed