Communication Bridge Pilot Study

Prior treatment

• Participation is co-enrolled in an outside speech language therapy program during the study course.

Other illness

• A dementia diagnosis other than Primary Progressive Aphasia
• Communication partners will be excluded if they have a pre-existing communication impairment that would affect study participation (e.g., aphasia, dementia) Medical records will be requested and reviewed to determine eligibility

• Meets diagnostic criteria for PPA based on neurologist and supporting medical assessments (extracted from medical records)
• English as primary language used in daily communication activities (by self-report)
• Adequate hearing (aided or unaided) for communicating with others in a crowded room (by self-report)
• Adequate vision (aided or unaided) for reading a newspaper, or other functional materials (by self-report)
• Able to pass technology screening and demonstrates sufficient knowledge for use of video conference and Communication Bridge™ web application use (with or without training)
• Geriatric Depression Scale score ≤ 9
• Mild-moderate PPA informed by a structured interview with a speech-language pathologist and a standardized testing battery.
• 18+ years of age
• English as primary language used in daily communication activities (by self-report)
• Adequate hearing (aided or unaided) for communicating with others in a crowded room (by self-report)
• Able to pass technology screening\* and demonstrates sufficient knowledge for use of video conference and Communication Bridge™ web application use (with or without training)