Delivering Group Support for People With Aphasia Through Eva Park

City, University of London

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aphasia

Treatments: Behavioral: Social support groups delivered in EVA Park

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03115268

TSA 2016/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project will investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a remote support group intervention for people with aphasia, and will investigate the impact of that intervention on measures of wellbeing, quality of life and communication. The intervention will be delivered to 32 participants in Eva Park, a virtual island specifically designed for people with aphasia.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stroke survivor with aphasia; Score within the aphasic range on the Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (FAST); Fluent pre-stroke user of English.

Exclusion criteria

• Co-morbidity affecting cognition; Severe hearing or visual impairments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate

Experimental group

Description:

Participants allocated to the immediate arm will receive 6 months of Social support groups delivered in EVA Park immediately after randomisation. They will be re-assessed in Month 7, then receive 6 months of usual care, followed by reassessment in month 14.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social support groups delivered in EVA Park

Wait list control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants allocated to the wait list control arm will receive 6 months of usual care after randomisation. They will be re-assessed in month 7, and will then receive 6 months of social support groups delivered in EVA Park, with reassessment in month 14.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social support groups delivered in EVA Park