Word-Retrieval Treatment for Aphasia: Semantic Feature Analysis
Aphasia, Language Disorders, Speech Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Aphasia focused on measuring Aphasia, Language therapy, Rehabilitation of speech and language disorders, Speech-language pathology
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of Wernicke's, Broca's, or Conduction aphasia with significant word-retrieval deficits At least 6 months post-onset of single, left-hemisphere stroke Minimum of high-school education Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for experimental tasks Nonverbal intelligence within normal limits Exclusion Criteria: Diagnosed mental illness other than depression Neurological condition other than that which resulted in aphasia History of alcohol or substance abuse Non-native English speaker Premorbid history of speech/language disorder
Sites / Locations
- VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA)
Participants for Stimuli Development
Word retrieval treatment for aphasia.
Non-brain-injured participants provided data for development of treatment stimuli.