Cognitive Therapy to Improve Word Finding

NCT ID: NCT00494520

Last Updated: 2017-09-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

78 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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Adults who sustain brain damage due to stroke, traumatic injury or surgery may develop difficulty finding words. This study compares the effectiveness of two behavior-based programs to improve picture naming ability in these individuals.

Detailed Description

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Difficulty finding words is common in patients with aphasia subsequent to left hemisphere stroke. This study will compare two cognitive therapies for the treatment of acquired word finding difficulties. The therapies use different types of cues. All participants will receive both therapies. Participants in this study will undergo a comprehensive and detailed assessment of language and other cognitive skills. The two treatments will be compared for their efficacy.

Conditions

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Anomia Aphasia Traumatic Brain Injury Cerebrovascular Accident

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Errorful training condition

A type of anomia rehabilitation paradigm which allows for errors. The intervention involves providing minimal auditory cues to allow for errors in picture naming.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Errorful training condition

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Errorful training condition: Participant saw a picture and named it without any cues. If an error was produced, the cue with the least amount of information was provided (e.g. for "pumpkin", "pu"). Cues with increasing information were provided until the picture was correctly named (e.g. for "pumpkin": "pump", "pumpki", then "pumpkin"). Once the correct name was provided, the trial ended.

Errorless training condition

A type of anomia rehabilitation paradigm in which the situation surrounding the performance of the desired task (i.e., picture naming) is controlled to prevent errors. The intervention involves providing maximal auditory cues to prevent errors in picture naming.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Errorless training condition

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Errorless learning (EL) condition: Participant saw a picture with its name, and repeated the word. The participant continued to name the picture as the auditory cues provided less and less of the word (e.g. for "banana" she would hear "banan", "bana" then "ba" and finally no cue). If an error was produced at any stage, the whole word was presented, the participant repeated it, and the trial ended.

Interventions

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Errorful training condition

Errorful training condition: Participant saw a picture and named it without any cues. If an error was produced, the cue with the least amount of information was provided (e.g. for "pumpkin", "pu"). Cues with increasing information were provided until the picture was correctly named (e.g. for "pumpkin": "pump", "pumpki", then "pumpkin"). Once the correct name was provided, the trial ended.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Errorless training condition

Errorless learning (EL) condition: Participant saw a picture with its name, and repeated the word. The participant continued to name the picture as the auditory cues provided less and less of the word (e.g. for "banana" she would hear "banan", "bana" then "ba" and finally no cue). If an error was produced at any stage, the whole word was presented, the participant repeated it, and the trial ended.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Word finding difficulty subsequent to stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery or other brain damage occuring at least 6 month prior to participation
* Ability to attend 2 sessions per week for several months at Georgetown University in Washington, DC

Exclusion Criteria

* History of learning disabilities
* Best corrected vision less than 20/40
* Corrected hearing within functional limits
* Less than 10 years formal education
* Significant memory or comprehension problems
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Georgetown University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rhonda B. Friedman, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Georgetown University

Locations

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Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/friedmar/index.html

Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab at Georgetown University Medical Center

Other Identifiers

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R01DC006934-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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