Exercise and Reading Therapy for Stroke-Related Issues
Combined Exercise and Targeted Therapy for Post-Stroke Reading Deficits
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Stroke
Aphasia
Reading Disorder
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 85
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 70 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for people who have reading difficulties after their first stroke. Participants will take part in an exercise program combined with reading therapy to help improve their reading skills.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am fluent and literate in English prior to my stroke.
- I have had my first stroke.
- I am more than 3 months post-stroke.
- I have reading difficulties, reading aloud with less than 83% accuracy for single words or less than 65% for nonwords.
- I live within 50 miles of Kessler Foundation.
You may not be able to join if
- I cannot undergo an MRI.
- I have a prior neurological disease.
- I have a developmental learning or reading disability.
- I have a contraindication to exercise.
- I am currently receiving speech and language therapy.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
The goal of the proposed project is to test the effectiveness of a novel hybrid approach to treatment of reading disorders after stroke, in which exercise training will be used in combination with a targeted reading treatment. This approach is expected to increase cerebral circulation and help to rebuild and strengthen the damaged phonological neural networks. Through this combinatory approach, th…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* fluent and literate in English prior to stroke
* 1st ever stroke
* more than 3 months post-stroke
* post-stroke reading deficits, defined as reading aloud accuracy \<83% for single words or \<65% for readable nonwords
* living within a 50-mile radius from Kessler Foundation.
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