Can online speech therapy help those with Dementia-Related language loss?
NCT ID NCT06649084
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a speech-language telerehabilitation program for people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a dementia that slowly destroys language abilities. The program includes online therapy sessions and care partner training. Researchers will enroll 21 participants to see if the program is feasible, acceptable, and helpful for improving communication and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multicomponent Lexical Retrieval Training (Multi-LRT) - a behavioral speech-language therapy program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an evidence-based speech therapy program that helps people with PPA communicate better and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study (21 participants) focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. Results may not apply to all PPA patients, and the therapy requires significant time commitment.
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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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About 21 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Meets diagnostic criteria for Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA; Gorno-Tempini et al., 2011) * Scores of 10 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination * Has a study partner who can consistently attend sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Other neurological or psychiatric diagnosis that may contribute to cognitive-linguistic deficits * Significant, uncorrected visual or hearing impairment that would interfere with participation * Score of less than 10 on the Mini-Mental State Examination * Prominent initial non-speech-language impairment (cognitive, behavioral, motoric)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
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