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N/A N=20 Single-blind Treatment

Treatments of Acquired Apraxia of Speech

Aphasia · Apraxia of Speech · Stroke

Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Speech Production: Effect Size for Treated Items — 6.84; 6.14 effect size — p=.254

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Sound Production Treatment - Blocked (Behavioral); Sound Production Treatment - Random (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 21+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion
Sep 2017

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Speech Production: Effect Size for Treated Items
6.84; 6.14 .254
PRIMARY
Speech Production: Percent Change in Treated Items
46; 38 .043 sig
SECONDARY
Speech Production: Percent Change in Untrained Items
14; 13 .396
SECONDARY
Speech Production of Untrained Items: Effect Sizes for Untrained Items
2.56; 2.11 .212

Summary

This study was designed to examine the effects of speech therapy on ability to produce speech sounds in persons with acquired apraxia of speech.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Must have acquired apraxia of speech that occurred following a stroke or other brain injury.
  • Must be at least 6 months post-onset of brain injury.
  • May have aphasia.

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of drug or alcohol abuse.
  • History of mental illness.
  • Neurological condition other than that which resulted in apraxia of speech.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01483807). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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