Speech Hero Home Therapy for Aphasia

Flint Rehabilitation Devices

Status: Completed

Conditions: Broca Aphasia

Treatments: Device: At home Speech Hero therapy app

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04471935

1R43DC018771-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will run an at-home usability study of a newly developed speech therapy app called Speech Hero with 10 individuals with Broca's aphasia in the chronic stage of stroke. The Speech Hero app allows users to perform rhythm-based speech exercises at home. For this study participants will be instructed to use Speech Hero for at least 10 hours over a 4-week period.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Broca's aphasia due to stroke,
• >6 months post stroke
• sufficient motor function of the unaffected upper extremity to tap on a table while speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Incidence of other neurological diseases (though individuals with apraxia will be included)
• age <85

Trial design

Primary purpose: Device Feasibility

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

At home Speech Hero therapy

Other group

Treatment:

Device: At home Speech Hero therapy app