Clinical trials: Anomia
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
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
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
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
Aphasia
Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Aphasia
This randomized controlled comparative effectiveness study examines manipulation of a key component of an established and efficacious treatment for naming impairments in aphasia, along with cognitive and brain correlates of…
- Trial name
- NCT04215952
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
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
Aphasia
Pairing Word Retrieval and Physical Endurance Tasks to Treat Anomia in People With Aphasia
Many individuals have difficulty with word retrieval, also called anomia, following cerebrovascular accident (CVA). These difficulties impede effective communication in everyday conversations and can negatively impact the…
- Trial name
- NCT03326687
- Testing
- Treatment ABAB, Treatment BABA
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Aphasia, Acquired, Speech Therapy
Anomia Therapy and Executive Function Training in Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia: Pilot Study of Multidimensional Effects
The goal of this clinical trial is to measure the effects of a speech therapy protocol combining anomia therapy and executive function training on naming and discourse in people with chronic aphasia, and to study the related…
- Trial name
- ATAC2PILOT (NCT06712225)
- Testing
- Anomia therapy: semantic feature analysis and phonological components analysis;, Executive function training: computerized equipment
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Anomic Aphasia
Virtual Reality Training for Aphasia Rehabilitation
Aphasia is an acquired deficit following acute damage to the central nervous system that involves the difficulty or impossibility of understanding and formulating language.
- Trial name
- Aphasia360 (NCT05793879)
- Testing
- Video 360, Standard videos
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Aphasia, Acquired, Stroke
Rehabilitation of Post-stroke Aphasia by Targeting Phonological, and Lexico-semantic Deficits With Speech Output Tasks
Aphasia in brain-damaged adult patients refers "to the more or less complete loss of the ability to use language" resulting from acquired brain damage, typically of the left hemisphere.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Acquired, Stroke, Anomia
- Trial name
- PHOLEXSEM (NCT06451731)
- Testing
- PHOLEXSEM, PACE
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Treating Civilian Traumatic Brain Injury With High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ciTBI-HDtDCS)
The purpose of the study is to test whether low level electric stimulation, called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), on the part of the brain (i.e., pre-supplementary motor area) thought to aid in memory will…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05408975
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aphasia
Criterion-learning Naming Treatment For Addressing Comprehension Deficits 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
- NCT07179458
- Testing
- Criterion-learning practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Validation Study of the ExéSem Battery Designed to Differentiate the Contribution of Executive Functions in Semantic Disorders
This protocol describes a study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the ExéSem battery, developed to differentiate semantic deficits from executive semantic impairments in patients with post-lesional or…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder, Progressive Primary Aphasia Semantic Variant, People Without Neurocognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- ExéSemVal (NCT07573046)
- Testing
- ExéSem cognitive battery
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
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, Primary Progressive, Anomia
Rehabilitation and Prophylaxis of Anomia in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The goal of this study is to remediate word-finding problems in patients who have Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) or Alzheimer's Disease and to delay the further progression of word-finding impairment.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Primary Progressive, Anomia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02675270
- Testing
- Phonological, Orthographic, Semantic
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
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
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, 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
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
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Change
Treating Word Finding Difficulties in Traumatic Brain Injury With HD-tDCS
The purpose of the study is to test whether low level electric stimulation, called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), on the part of the brain (i.e., pre-supplementary motor area) thought to aid in memory will…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Change, Word Finding Difficulty, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06840808
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas