Melodic Intonation Therapy for Post-stroke Non-fluent Aphasia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is one of the most studied speech and language therapy (SLT) approaches for patients with non-fluent aphasia, although the methodological quality of the studies has been rated as low in previous reviews. The aim of this study is to update current evidence on the possible efficacy of MIT for the treatment of non-fluent post-stroke aphasia. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis. We selected randomized clinical trials (RCT) that included adult patients over 18 years of age with non-fluent post-stroke aphasia, whose intervention was MIT vs. no therapy or other therapy. We excluded non-RCT studies, mixed populations including patients with aphasia of non-stroke etiology, studies with no availability of post-stroke aphasia-spe

SUBMITTER: Haro-Martinez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371046 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature