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Language Treatment for Progressive Aphasia

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified November 2010 by Baycrest.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Information provided by:
Baycrest
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00957710
First received: August 11, 2009
Last updated: December 1, 2010
Last verified: November 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

Progressive aphasia is characterized by a steady and progressive loss of language skills in the presence of relatively preserved memory, attention, and thinking. The aim of this study is to slow the progression of language decline in progressive aphasia via language therapy. The first goal of this study is to improve naming abilities of individuals with progressive aphasia. This will be accomplished by carrying out an intensive treatment program for anomia. The second goal is to evaluate whether this intense language treatment re-activates affected areas and/or connections within the language network, using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (to measure neural activity in specific brain regions) and Diffusion Tensor Imaging tractography (to measure the connectivity between specific brain regions). This is the first study on progressive aphasia addressing both treatment and imaging in the same patients.


Condition Intervention
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia
Semantic Dementia
 Behavioral: Errorless learning

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Official Title: Slowing Language Decline in Progressive Aphasia Through Language Rehabilitation: Treatment and Neuroimaging Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Baycrest:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Accuracy of picture naming [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Changes on neuroimaging [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 14
Study Start Date: August 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2010
Primary Completion Date: July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: langauge therapy Behavioral: Errorless learning
Language testing,20 sessions of language therapy, and 2 neuroimaging sessions for participants with progressive aphasia Language testing and 1 imaging session for healthy controls
Other Name: treatment for anomia

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of progressive aphasia
  • Native English speaker or fluent in English
  • Adequate hearing and vision (not requiring more than +6 diopter correction)
  • Willing and able to participate in each phase of the study (including two fMRI sessions)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindications to fMRI (e.g., claustrophobia, pacemaker, ferromagnetic implant)
  • Current medical or psychiatric condition affecting cognition (other than progressive aphasia)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00957710

Locations
Canada, Ontario
Baycrest
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6A 2E1
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baycrest
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Regina Jokel, PhD Baycrest
  More Information

Publications:
Jokel R, Cupit J, Rochon E, Leonard C. Relearning lost vocabulary in nonfluent progressive aphasia with Mosstalk Words. Aphasiology 23(2): 175-191, 2009

Responsible Party: Regina Jokel, Baycrest
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00957710     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: REB 09-24
Study First Received: August 11, 2009
Last Updated: December 1, 2010
Health Authority: Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by Baycrest:
progressive aphasia
semantic dementia
neuroimaging
treatment
errorless learning

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pick Disease of the Brain
Frontotemporal Dementia
Aphasia
Dementia
Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Speech Disorders
Language Disorders
Communication Disorders
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
 Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
TDP-43 Proteinopathies
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Proteostasis Deficiencies
Metabolic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013