The Aphasia Recovery Lab at Purdue University is conducting a NIH-funded treatment study. This study focuses on improving production and comprehension of sentences and discourse using implicit learning principles. The goal is to develop a theoretically grounded and cost-effective treatment for aphasia recovery.
The Aphasia Recovery Lab (Director: Jiyeon Lee, PhD, CCC-SLP) at Purdue University is inviting persons with aphasia after stroke to take part in a treatment study. This treatment focuses on our ability to understand and produce lengthy utterances such as sentences and stories. The goal is to develop a cost-effective and easy to use aphasia therapy. If you have difficulty making sentences, please reach out! The study is offered in person (location: West Lafayette, IN) or virtually
The purpose of this research study is to develop a standard scale for measuring the ability to name things in people who have aphasia. We will use this information to develop tests that are clinically useful and scientifically sound, and to develop a new computer adaptive test of naming. The ultimate goal of this study is to provide speech-language pathologists with better tools for evaluating the naming abilities of persons with aphasia. Visits are done in-person at Portland State University or at the participant's home.
The purpose of our study is to pilot and evaluate the effectiveness of an approach that we have developed for eliciting recordings from people with aphasia for use in language processing experiments. We hope to learn whether our approach is effective at obtaining recordings that maintain experimental control and that reflect the speakers’ usual language production patterns. Recordings obtained through this study will be used in our NIH-funded clinical trial (NIDCD, R21DC021233). The clinical trial examines the effect of aphasia identification cards on service workers’ comprehension of speakers with aphasia. The present protocol is part of development of materials to be used in the clinical trial, not the clinical trial itself. Research participants will complete a brief aphasia test and answer questions about their aphasia and stroke(s), their history of other relevant conditions (neurological, speech/language, hearing/visual), and their real-world communication experiences. Then, they will record approximately 200-300 sentences that will be used in future research. The sentences consist of things that a customer might say to a service worker. Finally, they will complete a short survey about the recording purpose.
The main purpose of this study is to get sound recordings from speakers with aphasia. We will use the recordings in future research. The future research will try to improve communication partners’ understanding of people with aphasia. If you participate in this study, you will answer questions about yourself. Then, you will complete an aphasia test. Next, you will record 200-300 sentences. The sentences are things that a customer might say to an employee in a store, restaurant, or other setting. Then, you will complete a short survey.
A clinical treatment study to examine aphasia recovery after stroke and how people respond to treatment with a speech-language pathologist in-person versus online. Individuals who have experienced a left hemisphere stroke and continue to experience communication difficulties may be eligible. A total of 6 weeks of daily treatment (45 minutes) is received either remotely or in-clinic. All participants will receive 3 weeks of phonological (focus on sounds) and semantic (focus on word meaning) treatments. We can assist with lodging and transportation as needed.
We are doing a study to help people who have difficulty communicating after a stroke. We want to compare how people improve with speech therapy: In person (at a clinic), or Online (at home by computer). You may join if: You had a stroke on the left side of your brain, and You still have trouble talking or understanding words. You are between the ages of 21-80 The study gives 6 weeks of speech therapy. Each session is 45 minutes, Monday to Friday. Everyone will get: 3 weeks of sound-based therapy (phonology), and 3 weeks of word-meaning therapy (semantics). We can help with lodging during your stay in Columbia, SC and transportation if needed.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are looking to determine whether a form of non-invasive brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in combination with naming and spelling treatment (NASP) can improve the language abilities of people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). tDCS uses a mild electrical current, about the same strength as a 9-volt battery, to stimulate regions of the brain from outside the head. This is performed by putting small electrodes inside soft saline-soaked sponge pads and placing them on the scalp to help conduct the electrical signal into the brain. tDCS changes how responsive certain regions of the brain can be (i.e., more or less responsive). NASP is a form of speech therapy that involves identifying nouns and verbs from a picture and then spelling the noun or verb. This study will use tDCS combined with NASP to try to increase how responsive the language areas of the brain can be in order to determine whether this type of stimulation can help enhance the benefits of NASP. Participation is expected to take place over approximately 9 months. The study has two parts: each part is identical except in one part you will receive real stimulation during treatment and in the other sham stimulation, or the placebo.
Our team is studying whether brain stimulation + speech therapy can improve language in people with PPA. The brain stimulation is called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and works by resting sponges with electrodes on the scalp. The speech therapy involves looking at a picture, naming the noun or verb, and then spelling the noun or verb. We hope that the brain stimulation will improve the benefits of the speech therapy. The study takes place over about 9 months. You will receive both real and sham stimulation during the study.
The Syracuse University Aphasia Lab in New York and the University of Michigan Aphasia Program are recruiting participants for a research study investigating brain stimulation to help reduce fatigue and improve language and cognitive recovery for people after a stroke. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), a safe non-invasive type of electrical brain stimulation, will be used while participants receive speech and language therapy. Individuals who are 1) at least 18 years old, 2) have had a stroke, and 3) have experienced speech/language difficulties following their stroke are invited to take a brief, 5-minute screening questionnaire to determine eligibility for language and cognitive testing. The questionnaire is available by going to https://redcap.link/post-stroke-fatigue. If eligible based on screening questions, the participant will be scheduled for a 1-2 hour language and cognitive testing session either in-person, if nearby one of the campuses, or over Zoom to determine eligibility for study treatment. If eligible for study treatment, participants will be asked to complete 1 pre-testing session, 10 language training sessions with tDCS, and 2 post-testing sessions, each of which will last between 1-2 hours. Eligible participants will be compensated up to $200 for completion of the study. Eligibility will be determined by the screening questionnaire and results of the initial language and cognitive testing. To learn more about the research, please contact Dr. Ellyn Riley at (315) 443-8688, contact aphasia@syr.edu, or visit aphasialab.syr.edu. The Aphasia Lab is located on the Syracuse University South Campus at 621 Skytop Road in Syracuse, NY; the University of Michigan Aphasia Program is located at 1111 Catherine St. in Ann Arbor, MI.
The Syracuse University Aphasia Lab and the University of Michigan Aphasia Program are looking for participants in a study about brain stimulation to reduce fatigue and improve language and thinking skills after a stroke. They will use a safe type of brain stimulation called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) during speech therapy sessions. People who are at least 18 years old, have had a stroke, and have language difficulties after their stroke can take a 5-minute questionnaire to see if they’re eligible for testing. The questionnaire is available at https://redcap.link/post-stroke-fatigue. If eligible, participants will have a 1-2 hour session for language and cognitive testing, either in person or over Zoom. If they qualify for the study, they will do 1 pre-test session, 10 language therapy sessions with tDCS, and 2 post-test sessions. Each session lasts 1-2 hours. Participants can earn up to $200 for completing the study. To learn more, contact Dr. Ellyn Riley at (315) 443-8688, aphasia@syr.edu, or visit aphasialab.syr.edu. The Syracuse Aphasia Lab is at 621 Skytop Road, Syracuse, NY, and the University of Michigan Aphasia Program is at 1111 Catherine St., Ann Arbor, MI.
Eastern Michigan University’s Brehm Center is now enrolling speech-language pathologists in a study that involves responding to interview questions about what it's like assessing and treating multilinguals with aphasia. Interviews can take place in-person or virtually. For questions, contact principal researchers Matt Eby (meby2@emich.edu) or Naomi Hashimoto (nhashimoto@emich.edu).
We are inviting speech-language pathologist (SLPs) to participate in a study about what it's like providing therapy to people with aphasia who speak two or more languages. Interviews can take place in-person or virtually. For questions, contact principal researchers Matt Eby (meby2@emich.edu) or Naomi Hashimoto (nhashimoto@emich.edu).
We are interested in learning more about the experiences people with aphasia have had with mental health professionals. We are doing semi-structured interviews (on zoom or in person) to learn about how they perceive these services when they are able to access them. The overall goal is to tease out the facilitators and barriers that still are limiting access to these professionals for people with aphasia. We hope to advance the field forward in our understanding of what could be done as far as a training program for mental health providers to increase their confidence with people with aphasia, and to better understand the speech language pathologist’s role in that training.
We are interested in hearing your experiences with mental health counseling. This study requests an interview.
This study seeks to investigate predictive processing in aphasia and age-matched controls through online, webcam-based eye-tracking. Participants will complete a visual world task either online or in person.
This study looks at how people with aphasia predict upcoming language. Taking part will involve listening to sentences and selecting pictures. We will track your eye movements through your webcam while you take part.
Research shows that aphasia affects the naming skills of people and there is limited research regarding mindfulness exercises on the naming skills of those with aphasia. This investigation aims to determine the effect of mindfulness exercises on naming in adults with aphasia. This study will occur online via Zoom.
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This study seeks to evaluate feasibility, reliability, and validity of self-report and objective measures of sleep in post-stroke aphasia. Individuals who participate will be asked to complete the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance (SD), Sleep Related Impairment (SRI), and Fatigue banks. We will also complete the Comprehensive Aphasia Test. If interested, research participants will wear an actigraphy device for 1 week while maintaining a sleep diary. Data will be collected locally in person or remotely across the country.
Emily is running a study looking at sleep patterns in people with aphasia. The study involves 2 sessions (in person, at home, or virtual) and 1 week of wearing a sleep tracking watch. Emily hopes to use this project to help learn more about how sleep may impact aphasia recovery.
This study will investigate using a modified response elaboration training program utilizing visual and auditory stimuli on discourse skill recovery in African Americans with non-fluent aphasia. All person interactions and treatment will occur in a remote telehealth setting and will not extend beyond 13 therapy sessions. The investigator will provide all subjects with language intervention utilizing a modified Response Elaboration Training [RET] program, which will include subjects viewing a randomized pool of 27 pictures that are culturally responsive paired with sentence prompts to assess their verbal expression skills before and after treatment has been applied. After completing all needed treatment visits, participants will receive a $25 gift card. Incomplete participation will not result in a gift card for compensation.
This study will provide language therapy using a revised language treatment called Response Elaboration Training to African Americans and black persons to improve speaking skills. This treatment will use pictures and words. The study will take place online (on a computer) only. No in-person meetings. 13 treatment visits only. No cost to join. Once all treatment visits in the study are over, a $25 gift card will be paid. No gift cards for not finishing the study.
The purpose is to validate a novel telepractice screening protocol that includes aphasia and cognitive screening tests, as well as patient/caregiver-reported measures. Participants will only submit a brief online survey asking for their opinions about the protocol.
We want to know if our assessment test can be done online. All you need to do is complete a short online survey.
The University of Illinois’s Speech Accessibility Project, with Lingraphica and other leaders as partners, has one goal: to improve speech technology for people with a range of diverse speech patterns and disabilities.
The purpose of this study is to help computers understand the different ways that people speak.
We are investigating how different types of attention contribute to the ability to produce and understand sentences. The main aim of this study is focused on developing a task that can be used clinically to assess auditory attention in people with aphasia.
You will come to our lab for 2 sessions and complete a variety of tasks. Some tasks will help us learn more about your general language and cognitive skills. Other tasks will require you to pay attention and make decisions about things you see and hear on the computer.
This ONLINE research study investigates the perceptions and measurement of communicative participation and psychosocial factors for individuals with post-stroke communication impairments. The study involves 3-4 online sessions that include language and cognition testing; questionnaires about stress, mood, and participation in life; and a brief interview with communicative supports with a member of the research team. Eligible participants will have aphasia and/or motor speech impairments due to stroke, lived in the community at least 1 month post-stroke, 18 years or older, speak English as a primary language, and have access to a computer or tablet to participate in study activities. Participants will be compensated up to $90 (gift cards) for study completion. This research is a collaboration between R. Hunting Pompon, ARO Lab, University of Delaware, and C. Baylor, SPEAC Lab, University of Washington, and is funded by the NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Please call (302)-831-1212 or email AphasiaLab@udel.edu for more information.
Join UD ARO Lab’s new research study about communication, stress, and mood. -Participate online, 3 Zoom sessions -Complete speech, language, thinking tests -Questions about communication, stress, mood -Earn up to $90 in gift cards for study participation Please call (302)-831-1212 or email AphasiaLab@udel.edu for more information.
This study examines how Korean-English bilingual speakers with aphasia understand and produce languages. Participation will take about 4 to 5 hours in total across two ONLINE sessions. Participants can participate in this study entirely online while staying comfortably at home and will be scheduled at convenient times. During the study, participants will be asked to answer language background questionnaires and complete language tasks such as reading and listening words/sentences in Korean and English and naming pictures in Korean and English.
This study looks into how Korean-English speakers with aphasia understand and produce both languages. This is an ONLINE study and it takes about 4-5 hours to complete. Participants will be asked to tell a story, name pictures, and read and write in Korean and English.
The Communication Bridge 3 Clinical Trial is designed to identify evidence-based strategies to maximize communication participation and quality of life and minimize burden for person with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and their communication partners.
Communication Bridge is a research study for primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The study is for people with PPA and their communication partner. Both people participate in speech therapy. The study lasts about 1 ½ years. You can participate from home. All sessions use videochat. All technology is provided. There is no cost to participate.
We are investigating the role of inner speech in problem solving abilities. Participants will complete standardized tests, answer inner speech and health-related quality of life questionnaires, and complete problem solving tasks. The study is completely virtual.
We will meet online, talk about inner speech, and do some puzzles and activities to learn more about inner speech and problem solving after stroke.
We are seeking participants with semantic or logopenic variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) for a paid treatment study. We are interested in exploring whether combining a personalized intensive language treatment with a computer-based memory training program implemented at home will result in lasting improvements in word finding and language skills. During the in-person sessions you will: Be given a computer-based word-naming training that involves naming words from pictures, which will take approximately 60-75 minutes to complete. At home you will: Practice naming words at home using a computerized flashcard program for at least 30 minutes per day. The study will take place at one of two research locations within the City University of New York. Participants can participate at Queens College (65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens NY) or Hunter College (425 East 25th Street, Manhattan NY). Participants will be asked to sign a consent form explaining the study and their rights in more detail. If you are interested in participating, or know someone who may be interested, please contact us at NeuroCommunicationLab@qc.cuny.edu.
Speech Language Pathologists provide therapy for people with Primary Progressive Aphasia. But we don’t know enough about it. The research will help us learn. We are developing a therapy treatment to help maintain language improvements using Memory Retrieval Training. The researcher will look at the results. We want to know if it works. What will it involve? We want to compare whether Memory Retrieval helps maintain language improvements relative to no Memory Retrieval We want up to 20 individuals to take part in our study. A study team member will test your language skills. You will be asked to select words that are meaningful to you. These meaningful words will be the focus of treatment. You will repeat these language tests after treatment.
The purpose of this study is to find out how the language of people with Primary Progressive Aphasia is affected by Propranolol. Propranolol is not FDA approved for the treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia. Propranolol is FDA approved for the treatment of heart conditions such as blood pressure. This research is being done because there are currently no drug treatment options for language impairments and anxiety often experienced by people with Primary Progressive Aphasia.
We would like to try a drug to see if it helps with your talking, perhaps through limiting the anxiety while trying to talk.
Reading is very difficult for many people after their stroke. This problem is called alexia. In this study, we will look at how reading changes in healthy aging and after stroke. Understanding specific types of reading problems and how people get better over time is the first step toward finding new ways to treat alexia. If you choose to participate: • Compensated $50/session for about 4 sessions • Free parking or transportation by Lyft or Uber to/from sessions • Flexible testing locations at either National Rehabilitation Hospital or Georgetown University • A detailed report with: -Test scores -Brain images if you complete the MRI portion of the study • You will help science and research gather information that may improve treatments for people with reading difficulties after stroke
Reading is very difficult for many people after their stroke. This problem is called alexia. In this study, we will look at how reading changes in healthy aging and after stroke. Understanding specific types of reading problems and how people get better over time is the first step toward finding new ways to treat alexia. If you choose to participate: • Compensated $50/session for about 4 sessions • Free parking or transportation by Lyft or Uber to/from sessions • Flexible testing locations at either National Rehabilitation Hospital or Georgetown University • A detailed report with: -Test scores -Brain images if you complete the MRI portion of the study • You will help science and research gather information that may improve treatments for people with reading difficulties after stroke
The aim of the trial is to determine whether 75Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) synchronized with therapeutic linguistic tasks is an effective form of therapy for post-stroke aphasia.
This trial is investigating the use of non-invasive brain stimulation combined with speech therapy as an effective treatment approach for people with post- stroke aphasia.
We are developing a coping questionnaire for persons with aphasia. Currently there are none that are aphasia friendly and standardized on persons with aphasia. This questionnaire is greatly needed to help address mental health needs of persons with aphasia.
To better help people cope with aphasia we are making a coping questionnaire for persons with aphasia. This will allow therapists to help persons with aphasia.
New participants are enrolled at the start of each semester (fall and spring) for our virtual treatment study. Enrolled participants will complete a pretreatment assessment (2 hours), treatment (14 weeks), and a post-treatment assessment (2 hours). All study procedures are virtual (hosted using Zoom). During the treatment phase, participants are assigned weekly homework tasks on the Constant Therapy app (subscription provided by Constant Therapy for study participants) by a licensed speech-language pathologist. Participants are asked to complete Constant Therapy activities 5 days a week for 30 minutes. Participants will also meet for weekly, 1-hour virtual small-group treatment sessions with a speech-language pathologist. Homework assignments are updated each week.
During this study, you will complete thinking, talking, and listening tasks on your smartphone or tablet using the Constant Therapy app. Homework will be assigned to you by a speech therapist. You will complete homework tasks 5 days a week for 30 minutes. You will also meet with a small group and a speech therapist online once a week for one hour. Treatment lasts 14 weeks during spring and fall semesters.
Have you had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion? Have you participated in outpatient rehab for your TBI/concussion? Are you 18 years of age or older? If so, you may be eligible to take part in a survey looking to get your opinions on outpatient rehab. For example, we are interested in learning more about your brain injury, types of treatment you received, your goals/motivations, and mental health. Hopefully, results from this study can help rehab professionals improve patient care and long term health outcomes.
Participants are asked to come to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for 2-4 evaluations, each being one year apart. During those visits, participants are asked to complete an MRI, Amyloid PET scan, Tau PET scan, blood sample and Neuro exam.
Patients with PPA (Logopenic variant) and PCA (Posterior Cortical Atrophy) are eligible to participate in this study.
Sixty-two patients who are one-year post-stroke and have aphasia due to stroke will be recruited. Participants will have four assessment sessions and 15 treatment sessions. The TDCS will be to right Inferior Frontal Gyrus (IFG) (25 active, 25 sham) for 15 days. A combined semantic feature analysis/phonological components analysis treatment will be paired with the stimulation. Two assessment sessions will be pretreatment, one session immediately post-treatment, and one session at 3-month follow-up.
You will complete an MRI and EEG along with speech-language assessment before treatment. Treatment will consist of 15 sessions in 3 weeks. During the treatment session, you will be fitted with a cap with electrodes for brain stimulation and complete one hour of naming treatment. Immediately after treatment, you will complete an EEG and language assessment and then again three months after treatment.
This research is studying the differences in life activities, participation levels, health-related behaviors, and mood between adults who identify as caregivers and adults who do not identify as caregivers. Participation will involve completing several short questionnaires to examine your life activities, participation levels, health-related behaviors, and mood. The survey should take about 30-45 minutes to complete.
This study will examine life activities, participation, health-related behaviors, and mood for caregivers and non-caregiving controls. Participation will involve completing several short questionnaires to examine activities, participation, health-related behaviors, and mood. The survey should take about 30-45 minutes to complete.
The Ohio State University’s Aphasia Laboratory is currently seeking participants for an NIHfunded project involving a free speech therapy for adults with language impairments after a stroke. Results from this work may assist families and patients in making informed stroke rehabilitation decisions, based on unique characteristics, such as genetics, cognitive skills, and brain structure after stroke. This study is mostly virtual and we can loan participants a laptop computer, and/or internet access if needed. Most in-person sessions can be held either in our lab (OSU’s campus) or at the participant’s home. The required MRI must occur at our elected facility in Columbus, OH. Participants will be paid $20 per session. Participants must fit the following criteria: • Between the ages of 18 and 85 • Native English speaker • Have had a left hemisphere stroke • Able to have an MRI If you or someone you know may be interested in getting involved, please call (614) 247-1982 or email aphasialab@osu.edu. For more information, feel free to visit our website, u.osu.edu/aphasialab/.
Looking to join a research study for person's with aphasia? We are looking for adults with language impairments after a stroke. The results from this study will help better understand what therapy techniques work best based on factors such as genetics, every-day decision making skills, and brain structure.
The purpose of the study is to answer questions about normal and impaired language processing and their underlying neural and cognitive mechanisms. Specifically, how persons with aphasia understand & produce words and sentences using different experiments. * remote and in-person testing is available *participants will be asked to produce/listen to sentences. At times when looking at a computer screen which tracks eye movements. * sessions are approximately 2 hours in length