Testing ways to schedule naming practice for people with aphasia after stroke
Compares timing schedules of picture-naming practice in adults with aphasia after stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Adaptive Trial Scheduling in Naming Treatment for Aphasia
Key facts
- Where
- Pittsburgh, United StatesSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 2
Where in United States
- Language Rehab and Cognition Lab, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Pittsburgh
- Trial code
- NCT05653466
- Record updated
- 11 December 2025
- Original description
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by stroke and other acquired brain injuries that affects over two million people in the United States and which interferes with life participation and quality of life. Anomia (i.e., word- finding difficulty) is a primary frustration for people with aphasia. Picture-based naming treatments for anomia are widely used in aphasia rehabilitation, but current treatment approaches do not address the long-term retention of naming abilities and do not focus on using these naming abilities in daily life. The current research aims to evaluate novel anomia treatment approaches to improve long-term retention and generalization to everyday life.Read full original descriptionShow less
Integrating Complementary Learning Principles in Aphasia Rehabilitation Via Adaptive Modeling (Sub-study 2: Adaptive Trial Scheduling)
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by stroke and other acquired brain injuries that affects over two million people in the United States and which interferes with life participation and quality of life. Anomia (i.e., word- finding difficulty) is a primary frustration for people with aphasia. Picture-based naming treatments for anomia are widely used in aphasia rehabilitation, but current treatment approaches do not address the long-term retention of naming abilities and do not focus on using these naming abilities in daily life. The current research aims to evaluate novel anomia treatment approaches to improve long-term retention and generalization to everyday life.
This study is one of two that are part of a larger grant. This record is for sub-study 2, which will evaluate the benefits of adaptive trial spacing.
Inclusion: Existing diagnosis of chronic (>6 months) aphasia subsequent to left hemisphere stroke; Impaired performance on 2/8 sections of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test; Must have access to a high-speed internet connection and be able to participate in telehealth.
Exclusion: Unmanaged drug / alcohol dependence; History of other acquired or progressive neurological disease; Severe diagnosed mood or behavioral disorders that require specialize mental health interventions; Significant language comprehension impairments.