N/A N=10 Device Feasibility

Speech Hero Home Therapy for Aphasia

Broca Aphasia

Bottom Line

View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04471935 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Feb 2022

Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants That Used the Device for at Least Ten Hours Over the Course of Four Weeks — 7 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: At home Speech Hero therapy app (Device)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Flint Rehabilitation Devices, LLC
Primary completion: Oct 2021

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Number of Participants That Used the Device for at Least Ten Hours Over the Course of Four Weeks	7	—
SECONDARY Change in Score on Western Aphasia Battery	3; -1; 2; 6	—
SECONDARY Change in Score on Boston Naming Test	5	—

Summary

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of Broca's aphasia due to stroke,
>6 months post stroke
sufficient motor function of the unaffected upper extremity to tap on a table while speaking

Exclusion Criteria

Incidence of other neurological diseases (though individuals with apraxia will be included)
age <85

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04471935). 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.