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Self-Administered Computer Therapy for Apraxia of Speech: Two-Period Randomized Control Trial With Crossover

Varley, R; Cowell, PE; Dyson, L; Inglis, L; Roper, A; Whiteside, SP; (2016) Self-Administered Computer Therapy for Apraxia of Speech: Two-Period Randomized Control Trial With Crossover. Stroke , 47 (3) pp. 822-828. 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011939. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is currently little evidence on effective interventions for poststroke apraxia of speech. We report outcomes of a trial of self-administered computer therapy for apraxia of speech. / METHODS: Effects of speech intervention on naming and repetition of treated and untreated words were compared with those of a visuospatial sham program. The study used a parallel-group, 2-period, crossover design, with participants receiving 2 interventions. Fifty participants with chronic and stable apraxia of speech were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 order conditions: speech-first condition versus sham-first condition. Period 1 design was equivalent to a randomized controlled trial. We report results for this period and profile the effect of the period 2 crossover. / RESULTS: Period 1 results revealed significant improvement in naming and repetition only in the speech-first group. The sham-first group displayed improvement in speech production after speech intervention in period 2. Significant improvement of treated words was found in both naming and repetition, with little generalization to structurally similar and dissimilar untreated words. Speech gains were largely maintained after withdrawal of intervention. There was a significant relationship between treatment dose and response. However, average self-administered dose was modest for both groups. Future software design would benefit from incorporation of social and gaming components to boost motivation. / CONCLUSIONS: Single-word production can be improved in chronic apraxia of speech with behavioral intervention. Self-administered computerized therapy is a promising method for delivering high-intensity speech/language rehabilitation. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1278-0601. Unique identifier: ISRCTN88245643.

Type: Article
Title: Self-Administered Computer Therapy for Apraxia of Speech: Two-Period Randomized Control Trial With Crossover
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011939
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011939
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 American Heart Association, Inc. The published version of record is available on the journal website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011939
Keywords: Aphasia, apraxias, computers, cross-over studies, speech, therapeutics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Language and Cognition
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474408
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