Anomia (Word-Finding Impairment), Aphasia
Conditions
Keywords
anomia treatment, aphasia treatment
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify predictors of response to phonological-focused anomia treatment in people with aphasia. The main question it aims to answer is who responds to which type of anomia treatment. Researchers will compare Phonomotor Treatment and Phonological Components Analysis to see which treatment is more beneficial, and for whom. Participants will engage in both treatments over several months.
Detailed description
Participants will complete screening and characterization testing to determine eligibility for the study. Each treatment will be administered twice a week, for 10-15 sessions. Pre-treatment and post-treatment testing will also occur for each treatment. There will be a period of no treatment in between the first and second treatment blocks.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhonomotor Treatment (PMT)
Anomia treatment focuses on improving word-finding abilities. This intervention targets the phonology of words to improve word-finding.
BEHAVIORALPhonological Components Analysis (PCA)
Anomia treatment focuses on improving word-finding abilities. This intervention targets the phonology of words to improve word-finding.
Sponsors
State University of New York at Buffalo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic aphasia (6+ months) * Anomia * Sufficient auditory comprehension to follow task instructions * Phonologic impairment
Exclusion criteria
* Progressive neurological illness or disease, including dementia * Chronic medical illness that interferes with adherence to testing schedule * Severe, uncorrected vision or hearing impairment that interferes with task completion * Moderate-severe apraxia of speech or dysarthria that interferes with task completion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naming of Trained Words | Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment | Picture naming of trained words |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naming of Untrained Words | Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment | Picture naming of untrained words |
| Standardized Assessment of Phonology in Aphasia (SAPA) | Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment | The SAPA assesses phonological processing abilities, including oral reading, rhyme judgments, minimal pair judgments, lexical decision, blending, and parsing. |
| Philadelphia Naming Test | Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment | The short-form of the Philadelphia Naming Test is a picture naming test of items not seen during treatment. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed