Treatment of Grammatical Time Marking in Post-Stroke Aphasia
Brain Injury, Vascular, Aphasia, Stroke
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain Injury, Vascular
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Have had an imaging-objectified stroke in adulthood that resulted in aphasia (fluent or non-fluent). The time between the stroke and participation in this study must be greater than 6 months. Be a native French speaker or have excellent mastery of French. Be between 18 and 75 years old. Present grammatical tense marking disorders objectified by language evaluation (deficit scores on the "Batterie d'Évaluation de la Production Syntaxique" (BEPS) verb flexion task, Monetta et al., 2018; and/or on the "Test d'expression morpho-syntaxique fine" (T.E.M.F.) active sentence production subtask, Bernaert-Paul and Simonin, 2011). Exclusion Criteria: Present chronic symptoms of a substance use disorder as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria. Have significant uncorrected vision and/or hearing impairment. Have significant impairments in oral/written comprehension. Present apraxia of speech or a severe arthritic disorder Present hemineglect Present impaired judgment and discernment, objectified by a neuropsychological evaluation
Sites / Locations
- Université de NeuchâtelRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Brain-injured participants
Participants with post-stroke fluent or non-fluent chronic aphasia