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NCT Number: NCT03168373

Effect of Intensive Language Therapy in Subacute Stroke Patients

Early stroke rehabilitation is known to be an effective and essential therapy in gaining functional independence and preventing complications. However, there was no consensus of proper amount of language rehabilitation in stroke patients. In this study, the investigators investigated the effects of the intensive language rehabilitation during subacute phase to improve language function in patients with first-ever strokes.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Behavior Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Communication Language Nervous System Diseases Rehabilitation Vascular Diseases

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

About this study

Intensive language rehabilitation group - language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 1 hours on every working day for 4 weeks

Conventional language rehabilitation group

  • language rehabilitation therapy by language therapist for 30 minutes on every working day for 4 weeks

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Acute first-ever stroke
  • Left hemispheric stroke
  • Korean version of Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test(K-FAST) < 25 (less than 65 years old), K-FAST <20 (65 years old and more than 65 years old) at 7 days after stroke onset
  • Right handedness

Exclusion criteria

  • Transient ischemic stroke

Treatment and study plan

language rehabilitation therapy

Procedure

language therapy is language rehabilitation by language therapist during subacute phase in stroke patients

Primary outcomes

  1. Korean version-Western Aphasia Battery (AQ)

    Time frame: Change of Korean version- Western Aphasia Battery after language rehabilitation for 4 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Samsung Medical Center

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 30, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 7, 2024

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