Brocas aphasia resulting from left hemisphere stroke, requiring speech and language rehabilitation. Melodic Intonation Therapy is used to improve expressive language and speech production. Aphasia Broca, Aphasia Nonfluent, Stroke Rehabilitation, Melodic Intonation Therapy, Speech Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
conventional speech therapy,conventional therapy combined with MIT
Sponsors
Department of Medical Services
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. First-time stroke patients, aged 20-70 years, with Thai as their primary language and a minimum of 6 years of education (starting from Year 1 of primary school). 2. No visual or hearing impairments affecting assessment and therapy. 3. No right hemisphere brain pathology. 4. Diagnosed with Broca's aphasia by SLPs using the Thai adaptation of Western Aphasia Battery (WAB). 5. Able to cooperate during therapy without emotional disturbances affecting participation. 6. Has a committed Thai caregiver, aged 20-60 years, literate, who can assist with home practice for at least 30 minutes, four days per week, over eight weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients receiving speech therapy at other hospitals during the study. 2. Presence of medical conditions such as heart disease, epilepsy, or dementia. 3. Inability to maintain the prescribed frequency or duration of home practice or failure to follow therapy instructions provided by the speech-language therapist.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Language ability Baseline and week 12 Western Aphasia Battery Test Thai version | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| none none none | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactNicha Kripanan
Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute
Outcome results
None listed