Combined Aphasia and Robot-Assisted Arm Treatment for Chronic Stroke Survivors
New York Medical College
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a program that combines language and arm treatment can improve language and movement problems in people with chronic stroke. The mains questions it aims to answer are: * To determine the extent to which this combined treatment can improve language. * To determine the extent to which the combined treatment can improve arm movements. Researchers will compare the effects of this combined treatment with treatment that targets arm movements alone.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female patients between 18-90 years of age. 2. Right-handed prior to stroke 3. English-speaking (monolingual) 4. History of single left-hemisphere stroke at least 6 months prior to enrollment 5. Presence of aphasia and naming deficits on Western Aphasia Battery (WAB-R) 6. Comprehension score above 4 on WAB-R 7. Unilateral upper limb paresis (Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity score \<56) 8. Documentation of signed Informed Consent by the study participant. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis or history of speech impairment prior to stroke 2. Severely limited speech outpu…
Interventions
- BehavioralCARAT: combined aphasia and robot-assisted arm therapy
Participants will receive 18 sessions of robot-assisted arm therapy combined with a standardized picture-word verification therapy task with the goal of improving language and arm movements.
- BehavioralRobot-assisted arm therapy
Participants will receive 18 sessions of robot-assisted arm therapy with the goal of improving arm movements.
Location
- Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical CollegeValhalla, New York