Clinical Trial: Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Communication Bridge Speech Therapy Research Study: Using Internet-Based Speech Therapy to Improve Quality of Life and Access to Care

Brief Summary: This is a study on Internet-based video-practice speech and language therapy for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), Alzheimer's disease (AD), behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), or related conditions.

Detailed Summary:

The purpose of this study is:

  1. To evaluate the effectiveness of speech and language therapy on a person's ability to communicate immediately after treatment, 6-months after treatment, and 12-months after treatment.
  2. To identify the most effective speech and language therapy strategies for persons with these conditions.
  3. To determine the feasibility of Internet-based video-practice of speech and language therapy for persons with these conditions.

The study will involve 12 to 15 session over the course of 12 months. Some of these sessions will be in-person at the Northwestern Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (Chicago, IL), while others will take place over the Internet, using an online study portal.


Sponsor: Northwestern University

Current Primary Outcome: Assessment of Functional Communication Abilities [ Time Frame: Change from baseline assessment at 2-months, 6-months and 12-months post-treatment ]

Functional Communication Abilities will be assessed through questionnaires about the participant's language and communication, neuropsychological testing, and speech and language therapy evaluations.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: Northwestern University

Dates:
Date Received: April 23, 2015
Date Started: March 2013
Date Completion: January 2018
Last Updated: August 5, 2016
Last Verified: August 2016