Anomia Treatment Predictors

N/ACompletedNCT06619756

State University of New York at Buffalo2 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anomia (Word-Finding Impairment)Aphasia

Interventions

Phonomotor Treatment (PMT)BEHAVIORAL

Anomia treatment focuses on improving word-finding abilities. This intervention targets the phonology of words to improve word-finding.

Phonological Components Analysis (PCA)BEHAVIORAL

Anomia treatment focuses on improving word-finding abilities. This intervention targets the phonology of words to improve word-finding.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

UB Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic

Buffalo, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Naming of Trained Words

Picture naming of trained words

Time frame: Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Naming of Untrained Words

Picture naming of untrained words

Time frame: Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment

Standardized Assessment of Phonology in Aphasia (SAPA)

The SAPA assesses phonological processing abilities, including oral reading, rhyme judgments, minimal pair judgments, lexical decision, blending, and parsing.

Time frame: Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment

Philadelphia Naming Test

The short-form of the Philadelphia Naming Test is a picture naming test of items not seen during treatment.

Time frame: Pre-treatment and Immediately post-treatment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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