Post Stroke Aphasia Rehabilitation Using Computer-based Arabic Software Program: A Randomized Control Trial

Aphasia Rehabilitation Clinical Trial

— aphasia  

Official title:

Post Stroke Aphasia Rehabilitation Using Computer-based Arabic Software Program: A Randomized Control Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04717180
• Other study ID #: aphasia software
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: December 2020
• Source: Alexandria University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aphasia is a disorder of language processing caused by a lesion in particular brain regions. Treatment aims at improving or restoring impaired function or at compensating for deficits. More recently, computer technology has been integrated into treatment options. In this study, a detailed and comprehensive computerized software program for aphasia rehabilitation is designed for the treatment of Arabic speaking Egyptian aphasic patients.

Aim of the study: design a computerized software program for the rehabilitation of Arabic speaking Egyptian aphasic patients.

Description:

Aphasia is a disorder of language processing caused by a lesion in particular brain regions. Treatment aims at improving or restoring impaired function or at compensating for deficits. More recently, computer technology has been integrated into treatment options. In this study, a detailed and comprehensive computerized software program for aphasia rehabilitation is designed for the treatment of Arabic speaking Egyptian aphasic patients.

Aim of the study: design a computerized software program for the rehabilitation of Arabic speaking Egyptian aphasic patients.

Subjects: The study was conducted on 50 patients with aphasia who attend the unit of Phoniatrics during the period of one year, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Alexandria Main University Hospitals.

Methodology: The training materials were designed as a software program. Each patient was subjected to assessment before and after the application of the rehabilitation program. Patients were randomized into two groups: group I who received therapy using the software aphasia rehabilitation program and group II who received conventional (traditional) language therapy. Therapy continued for 48 sessions over six months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 105
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 15, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of aphasia

• Age 18 years or more

Exclusion Criteria:

• Intellectual disabilities.

• Visual impairment.

• Hearing impairment.

• Associated dysarthria and or apraxia of speech.

• Associated psychiatric disorders

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aphasia
• Aphasia Rehabilitation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• aphasia rehabilitation using software program or conventional therapy
Patients were randomized into two groups: group I who received therapy using the software aphasia rehabilitation program and group II who received conventional (traditional) language therapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Alexandria Main University Hospitals	Alexandria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alexandria University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The primary outcome was a measure of improvement in language abilities.	The primary outcome was a measure of improvement in language abilities. It was measured (after 48 sessions) using Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) Arabic version to detect any significant improvement in language	6 months