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This study was conducted in three phases:
The first phase involved creation of a Spanish adaptation of the Melodic Intonation therapy; the second phase consisted of a pilot non-randomized intervention study to analyse its feasibility for use with 4 Spanish patients with poststroke nonfluent aphasia; the third phase consisted of a pilot randomised, crossover, intervention pilot trial in a different set of patients with poststroke nonfluent aphasia (N=20)
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Patients diagnosed with nonfluent aphasia due to unilateral stroke in the left hemisphere without neuroimaging evidence of lesions in the right hemisphere who fulfilled the following criteria:
The time elapsed since the stroke exceeded 6 months.
Patient had received a standard program of conventional speech therapy after stroke.
Persistent nonfluent aphasia with the following characteristics:
The patient was motivated, emotionally stable and had good attention.
Signed informed consent was provided.
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20 participants in 2 patient groups
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