The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a program that combines language and arm treatment can improve language and movement problems in people with chronic stroke. The mains questions it aims to answer are: * To determine the extent to which this combined treatment can improve language. * To determine the extent to which the combined treatment can improve arm movements. Researchers will compare the effects of this combined treatment with treatment that targets arm movements alone.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
28
Participants will receive 18 sessions of robot-assisted arm therapy combined with a standardized picture-word verification therapy task with the goal of improving language and arm movements.
Participants will receive 18 sessions of robot-assisted arm therapy with the goal of improving arm movements.
Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, United States
Philadelphia Naming Test
Time frame: Baseline to 1 week post-treatment
Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Assessment
Time frame: Baseline to 1 week post-treatment
Western Aphasia Battery-Revised Aphasia Quotient
Time frame: Baseline to 4 weeks post-treatment
Box and Blocks Test
Time frame: Baseline to 1 and 4 weeks post-training
Apraxia Battery for Adults
Time frame: Baseline to 1 and 4 weeks post-training
Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale-39
Time frame: Baseline to 1 and 4 weeks post-training
Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale
Time frame: Baseline to 1 and 4 weeks post-training
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