Can online speech therapy help slow language loss in dementia?

NCT ID NCT06739967

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

As listed by the trial registrant

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

PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA(PPA)

Contacts and locations

Locations

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
RECRUITING

Milan, 20132, Italy
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS
RECRUITING

Bari, 70124, Italy

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