Combined Aphasia and Robot-Assisted Arm Treatment for Chronic Stroke Survivors

Part of paid clinical trials in Valhalla, New York.

Sponsor
New York Medical College
Study ID
NCT07000019
Status
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Conditions

  • Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction
  • Hemiparesis After Stroke
  • Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 90 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • CARAT: combined aphasia and robot-assisted arm therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will receive 18 sessions of robot-assisted arm therapy combined with a standardized picture-word verification therapy task with the goal of improving language and arm movements.
  • Robot-assisted arm therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will receive 18 sessions of robot-assisted arm therapy with the goal of improving arm movements.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a program that combines language and arm treatment can improve language and movement problems in people with chronic stroke. The mains questions it aims to answer are: * To determine the extent to which this combined treatment can improve language. * To determine the extent to which the combined treatment can improve arm movements. Researchers will compare the effects of this combined treatment with treatment that targets arm movements alone.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 30, 2025
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2027
Completion
Nov 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
28 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Combined aphasia and robot-assisted arm treatment
  • Active Comparator: Robot-assisted arm treatment

Primary Outcome Measure

Philadelphia Naming Test [ Time Frame: Baseline to 1 week post-treatment ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical CollegeValhallaNew York10595
Cristina Falo, PhD
[email protected]
Tomoko Kitago, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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