Rehab program to improve speech brain plasticity after stroke
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at how intensive therapy can change the brain’s ability to relearn speech after a stroke that caused language or speech planning problems. You may be a good candidate if your stroke-related aphasia or apraxia was diagnosed by a speech specialist about 7 months ago.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have aphasia diagnosed by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) about 7 months after a stroke
- You have apraxia of speech diagnosed by an SLP about 7 months after a stroke
- You do not have dementia
- You do not have severe vision problems
- You do not have severe hearing problems
- You can safely have an MRI scan (no metal implants that block MRI, and you are not strongly claustrophobic)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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