App-Based therapy aims to help stroke survivors regain speech
NCT ID NCT07397923
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called Zenicom that provides personalized speech therapy exercises for people who have trouble speaking after a stroke (aphasia). Twenty adults with recent stroke and aphasia will either receive standard speech therapy alone or standard therapy plus the app for two weeks. Researchers will measure changes in language ability to see if the app adds benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Zenicom digital speech therapy app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a convenient, app-based way to improve language recovery for stroke survivors with aphasia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase trial with only 20 participants. The treatment lasts only 2 weeks, so long-term benefits are unknown. It may not show significant improvement over standard therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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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19 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: * Aged 19 years or older. * Confirmed by a specialist to have aphasia caused by a stroke lesion. * First-ever subacute stroke (within 3 months of onset) diagnosed via radiological examination (CT, MRI). * Diagnosed with aphasia based on the Speech Assessment (PK-WAB-R). * Whose native language is Korean. Exclusion Criteria: * Have progressive or hemodynamically unstable stroke. * Having other neurological diseases suspected to affect language ability. * Co-morbid major psychiatric disorders requiring continuous medication (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Dementia). * Co-morbid major neurogenic diseases other than stroke. * Confirmed history of degenerative neuropathy. * Current or past substance or alcohol use disorder. * Visual impairment (Low vision severity: visual acuity of 0.1-0.3 or lower). * Intellectual disability. * Illiteracy (unable to read and consent).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Konkuk University Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, South Korea
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