Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study

Last updated: September 4, 2024
Sponsor: University of Chicago
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Memory Loss

Speech Disorders

Frontotemporal Dementia

Treatment

Monthly Check-in Session

Clinical Study ID

NCT02439853
IRB23-1336
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of dementia with language as a primary symptom (i.e. aphasia)

  • An informant who knows the participant well and can answer questions the participant's communication ability

  • Adequate hearing to follow conversation (correction permitted)

  • Adequate vision (correction permitted)

Study Design

Total Participants: 57
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Monthly Check-in Session
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 01, 2013
Estimated Completion Date:
January 31, 2020

Study Description

The purpose of this study is:

  1. To evaluate the effectiveness of speech and language therapy on a person's ability to communicate immediately after treatment, 6-months after treatment, and 12-months after treatment.

  2. To identify the most effective speech and language therapy strategies for persons with these conditions.

  3. To determine the feasibility of Internet-based video-practice of speech and language therapy for persons with these conditions.

The study will involve 12 to 15 session over the course of 12 months. Some of these sessions will be in-person at the Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (Chicago, IL), while others will take place over the Internet, using an online study portal.

Connect with a study center

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60637
    United States

    Site Not Available

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