This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.
The purpose of this study is: 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of speech and language therapy on a person's ability to communicate immediately after treatment, 6-months after treatment, and 12-months after treatment. 2. To identify the most effective speech and language therapy strategies for persons with these conditions. 3. To determine the feasibility of Internet-based video-practice of speech and language therapy for persons with these conditions. The study will involve 12 to 15 session over the course of 12 months. Some of these sessions will be in-person at the Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (Chicago, IL), while others will take place over the Internet, using an online study portal.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
57
Subjects in the Check-In group will have an online session with a speech-language pathologist 3-, 4-, and 5-months from the subject's enrollment date.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Assessment of Functional Communication Abilities
Functional Communication Abilities will be assessed through questionnaires about the participant's language and communication, neuropsychological testing, and speech and language therapy evaluations.
Time frame: Change from baseline assessment at 2-months, 6-months and 12-months post-treatment
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