Tiny study hopes to match aphasia patients to the right word therapy
NCT ID NCT06619756
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study with just 2 participants aimed to find out who responds best to two different word-finding therapies for aphasia. Both treatments focus on the sounds of words to improve naming. The goal is to learn which therapy helps which person, so future treatment can be more personalized.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help personalize anomia therapy for people with aphasia, improving word-finding outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 2 participants, so results may not apply to everyone with aphasia.
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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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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic aphasia (6+ months) * Anomia * Sufficient auditory comprehension to follow task instructions * Phonologic impairment Exclusion Criteria: * Progressive neurological illness or disease, including dementia * Chronic medical illness that interferes with adherence to testing schedule * Severe, uncorrected vision or hearing impairment that interferes with task completion * Moderate-severe apraxia of speech or dysarthria that interferes with task completion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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UB Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic
Buffalo, New York, 14214, United States
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