The investigators will run an at-home usability study of a newly developed speech therapy app called Speech Hero with 10 individuals with Broca's aphasia in the chronic stage of stroke. The Speech Hero app allows users to perform rhythm-based speech exercises at home. For this study participants will be instructed to use Speech Hero for at least 10 hours over a 4-week period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Participants will be instructed to use the Speech Hero therapy app for three hours per week over a 4-week period.
Callier Center at University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, Texas, United States
Number of Participants That Used the Device for at Least Ten Hours Over the Course of Four Weeks
Number of participants able to use the device on their own at home for at least 10 hours over four weeks without technical or other issues. Speech Hero will be deemed feasible for this population if at least 5 participants are able to use the device on their own at home for at least 10 hours over four weeks without technical or other issues.
Time frame: Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 4 weeks
Change in Score on Western Aphasia Battery
Assessment of language function of adults with suspected neurological disorders as a result of a stroke, head injury, or dementia. The Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) is comprised of 8 subscales. For this study the subscales of spontaneous speech, auditory verbal comprehension, repetition, naming and word finding were used. Results reported as change in score from baseline to post-treatment (each subscale score is on 0-100% scale with higher score representing less impairment).
Time frame: Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 4 weeks
Change in Score on Boston Naming Test
Assessment of language function of adults with suspected neurological disorders as a result of a stroke, head injury, or dementia. Scoring counts the number of spontaneously produced correct responses, the number of cues given, and the number of responses after phonemic cueing and after semantic cueing. Results reported as change in score from baseline to post-treatment (score for Boston Naming Test (BNT) is on 0-100% scale with higher score representing less impairment).
Time frame: Immediately Post-Treatment, an average of 4 weeks
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