Can singing and constraint therapy rebuild speech after stroke?

This trial investigates whether combining two behavioral therapies can help people with non-fluent aphasia—a condition where stroke damages the brain's language centers, making speech difficult. The approach uses Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT), which uses singing-like intonation to stimulate language areas, followed by Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT), which encourages intensive verbal practice. The study enrolls adults who have had a single left-hemisphere stroke and are within 9 weeks post-stroke, aiming to see if this sequential protocol improves conversational speech, repetition, naming, and fluency.