Aphasia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centre for Language Studies (CLS), Radboud University, Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age at time of inclusion between 18-75 years old (2) Unilateral left hemispheric stroke >6 months prior to inclusion (3) Objectified language impairment as a result of the neurological damage (based on clinician's assessment, earlier standardized tests, and/or Token Test score <32) (4) Native speaker of Dutch (5) Ability to understand information about participation, willingness to give consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Pre-existent neurological, psychiatric, or language problems (other than stroke) (2) Severe vision or hearing problems that cannot be corrected or controlled for (3) Severe impairment in comprehending spoken language (unable to understand instructions or provide consent). Operationalized through score on (1) the Dutch Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT-NL; Visch-Brink, Vandenborre, De Smet & Marien, 2014) OR (2) the Dutch version of the Aachen Aphasia Test (AAT; Graetz, De Bleser, & Willmes, 1992). a) CAT-NL: Subtest 9 [Comprehension of spoken sentences]: a score of 18 (out of 32) or below c) AAT: Subtest TB 1&2 [Comprehension of spoken language]: a score of 33 (out of 60) or below
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) The differences in accuracy (in number or percentage correct) and reaction time (in milliseconds) measures on: a) Picture-naming test b) Picture-word interference test c) Language- and task switching tests d) Flanker test for inhibitory control (2) Effectiveness and efficiency of functional communication measured with the ANELT (Blomert, Koster & Kean, 1995) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Token Test (36-item version, De Renzi & Fraglioni, 1978) as a measure of overall severity of aphasia in each language | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSaskia Mooijman
Radboud University
Outcome results
None listed