Rehabilitation of post-stroke aphasia by a single protocol targeting phonological, lexical, and semantic deficits with speech output tasks: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The defective spoken output of persons with aphasia has anomia as a main clinical manifestation. Improving anomia is therefore a main goal of any language treatment.

Aim

This study assessed the effectiveness of a novel, 2-week, rehabilitation protocol (PHOLEXSEM), focused on PHonological, SEmantic, and LExical deficits, aiming at improving lexical retrieval, and, generally, spoken output.

Design

A prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Setting

In-patient and out-patient population of the Neurorehabilitation Unit of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

Population

The sample comprised 44 adults with aphasia due to left brain damage; 22 of them were assigned to the experimental (PHOLEXSEM) group, whereas 22 were assigned to th

SUBMITTER: Banco E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920753 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature