Clinical trials: Anomia
Stroke
Speech Therapy for Aphasia: Comparing Two Treatments
This is a behavioral speech therapy trial for individuals who have suffered a stroke on the left side of the brain and have difficulty speaking.
- Trial name
- PMvSFA (NCT02153710)
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis therapy, Phonomotor Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Mild
Precision Medicine Approach for Early Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a precision medicine approach to the standard-of-care for people with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia.
- Trial name
- EVANTHEA (NCT05894954)
- Testing
- Precision Medicine Approach, Hormones and Medications tailored to lab tests, combined with devices that support stress management and brain exercises, Standard-of-Care
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Prevention and Reversal Project, Inc.
Epilepsy, Anomia
Intensive Preoperative Speech Rehabilitation in Drug-Resistant Temporal Epilepsy
Out of 30,000 new cases per year in France, 30% of epileptic patients are drug-resistant. Neurosurgery, which consists in resecting the epileptogenic zone, is the only chance of cure.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Anomia, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Trial name
- REPREO (NCT05609084)
- Testing
- Speech therapy, Speech therapy assessment
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Anomia, Aphasia
Cognitive Therapy to Improve Word Finding
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…
- Conditions
- Anomia, Aphasia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- NCT00494520
- Testing
- Errorful training condition, Errorless training condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Aphasia, Anomic
Mechanisms Underlying Spoken Language Production
Most of us take being able to communicate for granted. Anomia (word finding problems) after stroke can cause profound frustration and anxiety for patients and families. Some people recover; many don't.
- Trial name
- NCT04138433
- Testing
- Real tDCS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Aphasia, Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction
Comparing Traditional Semantic Feature Analysis (tSFA) and Semantic Feature Analysis + Metacognitive Strategy Training (SFA+MST)
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of traditional Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) treatment to a modified SFA protocol that includes Metacognitive Strategy Training (SFA+MST) for adults with acquired…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction, Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT07036406
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis (traditional), Semantic Feature Analysis + Metacognitive Strategy Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Teachers College, Columbia University
Aphasia, Stroke
Modeling Treated Recovery From Aphasia
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States, and aphasia is common following a stroke to the left hemisphere of the brain.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Stroke, Ischemic, Aphasia, Broca
- Trial name
- NCT03416738
- Testing
- Semantically focused treatment, Phonologically focused treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Post-Stroke Chronic Aphasia
Ecological Momentary Intervention for Post-Stroke Anomia
Anomia (i.e., impaired word retrieval) is one of the most common and debilitating deficits experienced by stroke survivors with aphasia, an acquired disorder characterized by impaired language.
- Trial name
- NCT07739875
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Ecological Momentary Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Aphasia, Anomia
Effects of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) Via Telerehabilitation on Word Finding in Post-stroke Aphasia.
Despite evidence showing that speech and language intervention may improve language and communication abilities in people with acquired language disorders (aphasia), there is still need for evidence for which types of therapy are…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Anomia, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT06096662
- Testing
- Verb Network Strenghtening Treatment (VNeST)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Digital Interventions in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Gotcha!
Aims and background Everyone forgets the names of people they should know at times. Having dementia makes this problem worse. People with dementia have told expressed they forget the names of people they care about and this can…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Anomia
- Trial name
- NCT04570215
- Testing
- Gotcha! Therapy application, Gotcha Therapy application: Maintenance
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Word Finding Difficulty, Communication Disorders
Intervention for Fluency Difficulty
The focus of the study is to identify children with word-finding difficulty and other speech and communication difficulties such as stuttering, a procedure referred to as screening.
- Trial name
- FIST (NCT04217460)
- Testing
- Intervention for fluency difficulty
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Memory Disorders, Word Finding Difficulty
Treatment of Memory Disorders in Gulf War Illness With High Definition Transcranial Direct Cortical Stimulation
A debilitating and common symptom in Gulf War Illnesses (GWI) is the inability to retrieve words. This affects one's conversations, ability to fluidly exchange information verbally and retrieve information from memory.
- Trial name
- GWI HDtDCS (NCT03542383)
- Testing
- High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aphasia
Criterion-learning Based Naming Treatment in Aphasia
Aphasia is a disorder of spoken and written language, most commonly following a stroke. It is estimated that between 2.5 and 4 million Americans are living with aphasia today.
- Trial name
- NCT06364709
- Testing
- Criterion-learning practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Aphasia, Dysgraphia
Neurobiology of Language Recovery in Aphasia: Natural History and Treatment-Induced Recovery
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of treatment for specific language deficits in people with aphasia. In addition to language and cognitive measures, changes in brain function will also be gathered before…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Dysgraphia, Anomia, Agrammatism
- Trial name
- NCT01927302
- Testing
- Treatment Focusing on Naming Objects, Treatment Focusing on Improving Spelling Abilities, Treatment Focusing on Improving Sentence Processing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Aphasia
Speeded Anomia Treatment in Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia
The main aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a novel, speeded anomia therapy (Conroy et al., 2018) in a large population of patients with chronic post-stroke aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT05512884
- Testing
- Speeded anomia therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Brain Injuries
Language Assessment and Treatment Following Acquired Brain Injury
People with acquired brain injury (ABI) often experience persistent language challenges that are subtle in nature and not readily observable to others.
- Trial name
- NCT03320954
- Testing
- Anomia treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia Primary Progressive
Spaced Retrieval as Treatment for Aphasia
Spaced Repetition training has been found to be more effective than massed repetition for individuals with aphasia. This study seeks to examine the relative efficiency of three kinds of spacing for picture-naming training…
- Trial name
- NCT04623125
- Testing
- Spaced Retrieval Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Stroke-induced Aphasia
Overcoming Learned Non-Use in Chronic Aphasia
In this study the investigators are examining the effectiveness of intensive speech therapy in chronic moderate-to-severe stroke-induced aphasia under two conditions - responses "constrained" or unconstrained to speech.
- Trial name
- NCT02012374
- Testing
- Intensive Language Action Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Semantic Rehabilitation for Patients With Primary Progressive Semantic Aphasia
This project aims to measure the effect of a semantic rehabilitation protocol for patients with primary progressive semantic aphasia and using the SCED methodology.
- Trial name
- SCED-APPvs (NCT04957537)
- Testing
- semantic therapy and semantic re-education
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Aphasia
Effects of Semantic Context on Criterion-learning Naming Treatment in Aphasia
Aphasia is a disorder of spoken and written language, most commonly following a stroke. It is estimated that between 2.5 and 4 million Americans are living with aphasia today.
- Trial name
- NCT07673198
- Testing
- Criterion-learning practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network