Combined Exercise and Targeted Therapy for Post-Stroke Reading Deficits
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorKessler Foundation
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, the study aims to enhance the reading and language improvements seen with existing treatments.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
contraindication to MRI
prior neurological disease
developmental learning or reading disability (i.e., developmental dyslexia)
contraindication to exercise
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Phono-Motor Therapy
- Aerobic Exercise Training (AET)
- Stretching
Treatment groups
70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov