Can online speech therapy help slow language loss in dementia?

NCT ID NCT06739967

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests personalized speech therapy delivered online for people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a condition that slowly destroys language skills. Researchers will enroll 30 adults with mild PPA and tailor exercises to their specific variant. The goal is to see if therapy can improve naming, grammar, and daily communication, and whether benefits last up to six months.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

speech and language therapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a practical, online treatment option to help people with PPA maintain language skills longer.

What could go wrong

This is a small pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The disease is progressive, so any improvements may be temporary.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

communication disorder dementia frontotemporal dementia neurodegenerative disease primary progressive aphasia

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

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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    Milan, 20132, Italy

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  • Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS

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    Bari, 70124, Italy

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