A feasibility randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a personalised multi-level language treatment for people with aphasia: The remote LUNA study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke survivors with aphasia want to improve their everyday talking (discourse). In current UK practice, 90% of speech and language therapists believe discourse assessment and treatment is part of their role but are hampered by barriers in resources, time and expertise. There is a clinical need for well-articulated discourse assessment and treatments. LUNA is a multi-level treatment targeting words, sentences and discourse macrostructure in personal stories that addresses this clinical need.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of LUNA trial procedures in a randomised waitlist-controlled trial; and to evaluate preliminary efficacy.

Methods

This paper reports a phase II, waitlist-controlled, proof-of-concept feasibility tr

SUBMITTER: Dipper L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11178191 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature