Effect of Participation in Virtual Exercise Sessions in Persons With Aphasia

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-17

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of an online exercise program for community-dwelling individuals with aphasia, a language disorder resulting from brain damage. Physical activity, language, cognitive, and quality of life outcomes will be collected to assess potential effectiveness.

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Detailed Description

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Approximately one-third of stroke survivors have aphasia, acquired language difficulty that affects the ability speak and understand others. However, despite documented benefits of interventions to promote physical activity (PA) after stroke, including improved health-related quality of life (QoL), social and emotional benefits, and improved cognition, individuals with aphasia are often excluded from this research due to their communication difficulties. This is particularly concerning, given that individuals with aphasia are at greater risk of social isolation and depression compared to stroke survivors without aphasia. Presently, limited research has been conducted that examines the effect of PA interventions in individuals with aphasia although preliminary findings suggest that benefits may exist across domains (health and disability).

This study aims to better understand how PA affects the lives of individuals with aphasia. Given weekly tele-instruction in PA over 10 weeks, participants' levels of PA will be monitored for the duration of the study. Pre- and post-treatment measures of cognitive ability, QoL, and aphasia severity will be collected and analyzed to characterize intervention effects. The results of this study will provide insight into whether PA may be an important component of future aphasia treatment.

Conditions

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Aphasia, Acquired

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants who elect to take part in the exercise intervention will be assigned to the intervention group, while those who do not will be assigned to the control group.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Online aphasia-adapted physical activity class

Will receive the physical activity intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online aphasia-adapted physical activity class

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online 50-minute physical activity sessions, two to three times weekly for 10-11 weeks. The activity instructions will be modified to be aphasia-friendly (simplified language, multimodality support).

Usual routine control

Engage in physical activity per usual routine.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Online aphasia-adapted physical activity class

Online 50-minute physical activity sessions, two to three times weekly for 10-11 weeks. The activity instructions will be modified to be aphasia-friendly (simplified language, multimodality support).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL