Could 100 hours of speech therapy transform life after stroke?

NCT ID NCT07386652

Not yet recruiting Symptom relief Sponsor: University College, London Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether an intensive, personalized speech therapy program (ICAP) helps people with post-stroke aphasia communicate better and feel better. 334 adults who had a stroke at least 3 months ago will be randomly assigned to either ICAP (100 hours over 4 weeks) or standard care. The main goal is to see if ICAP improves quality of life at 4 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: intensive comprehensive aphasia programme (ICAP) - a personalized, multi-component speech therapy
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide strong evidence for a new NHS treatment that meaningfully improves communication and quality of life for people with aphasia after stroke.
What could go wrong: This is the first randomized trial of ICAP, so results are uncertain. The therapy is very intensive (100 hours over 4 weeks), which may be hard for some participants to complete.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

aphasia cerebral infarction

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

APHASIA FOLLOWING CEREBRAL INFARCTION

Contacts and locations

Locations

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

London, WC1N3AZ, United Kingdom

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