New tools to measure language, gestures, and everyday communication in people with aphasia
Development and Validation of Language and Communication Assessment Scales
This project will test new ways to measure language, gestures, and everyday communication skills in adults with aphasia after stroke.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 90 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Venice, VE) |
| Trial ID | NCT07518576 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This observational effort aims to develop and validate multimodal scales that capture everyday communicative performance in adults with post-stroke aphasia, giving particular attention to conversational behavior and gestures. Researchers will use a conversational approach, specific tests of communicative gestures, and questionnaires for both patients and caregivers to gather data during inpatient neurorehabilitation and outpatient visits. The protocol deliberately includes non-linguistic factors such as motivation, attention, awareness, and alternative communication strategies to reflect activity and participation in daily life. Collected data will be used to create practical tools clinicians can use to set personalized therapy goals and monitor real-life communication outcomes.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal participants are Italian-speaking adults (over 18) with language and communication problems following a stroke who can give informed consent and are receiving inpatient or outpatient neurorehabilitation at IRCCS San Camillo.
Not a fit: People with unstable medical conditions, those who are not native Italian speakers, or those unable to participate due to severely reduced alertness or oxygen needs are unlikely to benefit from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, clinicians would have better tools to set personalized rehabilitation goals and measure real-life communication improvements for people with aphasia.
How similar studies have performed: While prior work has explored gesture and conversational measures, validated and widely accepted tools for everyday communicative performance in aphasia remain limited, so this validation is relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patient admitted to the hospital for an intensive neurorehabilitation cycle or attending as an outpatient Diagnosis of language and communication disorders following a stroke in the right or left hemisphere Age \> 18 years Ability to provide informed consent Native speaker of Italian (L1 Italian) Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable clinical conditions that may interfere with participation in the study (e.g., active symptomatic infections, stupor, need for oxygen therapy)
Where this trial is running
Venice, VE
- IRCCS San Camillo — Venice, Ve, Italy (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Sara Nordio, SLP,PhD
- Email: sara.nordio@hsancamillo.it
- Phone: 3494990310
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.