Intensive talk therapy boosts speech after stroke, study finds
NCT ID NCT01540383
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether 3 weeks of intensive language therapy (at least 2 hours daily, 5 days a week) helps people with long-term aphasia after a stroke communicate better in everyday situations. 156 participants with aphasia for at least 6 months were assigned to either immediate therapy or a waiting list. The main goal was to see if their understandability improved on a standard communication test.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intensive language therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that intensive language therapy helps people with chronic aphasia communicate better in daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, not a new treatment. Results may not apply to all types of aphasia or to people who cannot tolerate intensive therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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156 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2012
- Finished
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Jan 2015
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * presence of aphasia for at least 6 months after non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic cortical or subcortical-cortical stroke * native language German * participant's comprehension ability needs to be sufficiently high to give informed consent * participant's language abilities have to allow the administration of the Aachen Aphasia Test (AAT) Exclusion Criteria: * aphasia due to non-vascular etiology * no evidence for aphasia (based on AAT subtests 'Token Test' and 'Written Language' * severe untreated medical conditions which prohibit participation in intensive language therapy * severe vision or hearing problems (uncorrected) * participation in another interventional or language therapy study within four weeks before potential enrollment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Muenster
Münster, North Rhine-Westfalia, 48149, Germany
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