Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial
BackgroundMobile app–based therapies are increasingly being employed by speech-language pathologists in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia as adjuncts or substitutes for traditional in-person therapy approaches. These apps can increase the intensity of treatment and ha...
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| author | Esther S Kim Laura Laird Carlee Wilson Till Bieg Philip Mildner Sebastian Möller Raimund Schatz Stephanie Schwarz Robert Spang Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons Elizabeth Rochon |
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BackgroundMobile app–based therapies are increasingly being employed by speech-language pathologists in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia as adjuncts or substitutes for traditional in-person therapy approaches. These apps can increase the intensity of treatment and have resulted in meaningful outcomes across several domains.
ObjectiveVoiceAdapt is a mobile therapy app designed with user and stakeholder feedback within a user-centered design framework. VoiceAdapt uses two evidence-based lexical retrieval treatments to help people with aphasia in improving their naming abilities through interactions with the app. The purpose of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) proposed here is to examine the feasibility and clinical efficacy of training with VoiceAdapt on the language and communication outcomes of people with aphasia.
MethodsA multicenter RCT is being conducted at two locations within Canada. A total of 80 people with aphasia will be recruited to participate in a two-arm, waitlist-controlled, crossover group RCT. After baseline assessment, participants will be randomized into an intervention group or a waitlist control group. The intervention group participants will engage in 5 weeks of training with the app, followed by posttreatment and follow-up assessments after an additional 5 weeks. Those in the waitlist control group will have no training for 5 weeks; this is followed by pretreatment assessment, training for 5 weeks, and posttreatment assessment. All trial procedures are being conducted remotely given the COVID-19 pandemic.
ResultsRecruitment of participants started in September 2020, and the study is expected to be completed by March 2022. Publication of results is expected within 6 months of study completion.
ConclusionsThe results of the RCT will provide information on evidence-based practice using technology-based solutions to treat aphasia. If positive results are obtained from this RCT, the VoiceAdapt app can be recommended as an efficacious means of improving lexical retrieval and communicative functioning in people with aphasia in an easily accessible and a cost-effective manner. Moreover, the implementation of this RCT through remote assessment and delivery can provide information to therapists on telerehabilitation practices and monitoring of app-based home therapy programs.
Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04108364; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04108364
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| spelling | doaj.art-302d075156244a7aa9ab9f7b4c046fd42023-08-28T16:41:57ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Research Protocols1929-07482021-07-01107e3062110.2196/30621Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled TrialEsther S Kimhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3748-7310Laura Lairdhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-749XCarlee Wilsonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-748XTill Bieghttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6479-7491Philip Mildnerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-1895Sebastian Möllerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-0760Raimund Schatzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8966-7439Stephanie Schwarzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0570-2648Robert Spanghttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6580-9060Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antonshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2786-9262Elizabeth Rochonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-0513 BackgroundMobile app–based therapies are increasingly being employed by speech-language pathologists in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia as adjuncts or substitutes for traditional in-person therapy approaches. These apps can increase the intensity of treatment and have resulted in meaningful outcomes across several domains. ObjectiveVoiceAdapt is a mobile therapy app designed with user and stakeholder feedback within a user-centered design framework. VoiceAdapt uses two evidence-based lexical retrieval treatments to help people with aphasia in improving their naming abilities through interactions with the app. The purpose of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) proposed here is to examine the feasibility and clinical efficacy of training with VoiceAdapt on the language and communication outcomes of people with aphasia. MethodsA multicenter RCT is being conducted at two locations within Canada. A total of 80 people with aphasia will be recruited to participate in a two-arm, waitlist-controlled, crossover group RCT. After baseline assessment, participants will be randomized into an intervention group or a waitlist control group. The intervention group participants will engage in 5 weeks of training with the app, followed by posttreatment and follow-up assessments after an additional 5 weeks. Those in the waitlist control group will have no training for 5 weeks; this is followed by pretreatment assessment, training for 5 weeks, and posttreatment assessment. All trial procedures are being conducted remotely given the COVID-19 pandemic. ResultsRecruitment of participants started in September 2020, and the study is expected to be completed by March 2022. Publication of results is expected within 6 months of study completion. ConclusionsThe results of the RCT will provide information on evidence-based practice using technology-based solutions to treat aphasia. If positive results are obtained from this RCT, the VoiceAdapt app can be recommended as an efficacious means of improving lexical retrieval and communicative functioning in people with aphasia in an easily accessible and a cost-effective manner. Moreover, the implementation of this RCT through remote assessment and delivery can provide information to therapists on telerehabilitation practices and monitoring of app-based home therapy programs. Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04108364; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04108364 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/30621https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/7/e30621 |
| spellingShingle | Esther S Kim Laura Laird Carlee Wilson Till Bieg Philip Mildner Sebastian Möller Raimund Schatz Stephanie Schwarz Robert Spang Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons Elizabeth Rochon Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Research Protocols |
| title | Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology–Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | implementation and effects of an information technology based intervention to support speech and language therapy among stroke patients with aphasia protocol for a virtual randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/7/e30621 |
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