Communicative diagnostics and communicative strategies of people with aphasia and their dependents
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN16167420 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16167420 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | 05002 |
- Submission date
- 14/06/2007
- Registration date
- 16/07/2007
- Last edited
- 02/09/2009
- Recruitment status
- Stopped
- Overall study status
- Stopped
- Condition category
- Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Peter Bülau
Scientific
Scientific
Buchenstrasse 6
Waldbreitbach
56588
Germany
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | KAPUA |
| Study objectives | 1. The communication training of the dependents improves the communicative capacity of the people with aphasia 2. The improvement of the communicative capacity also occurs for people with aphasia, who show no improvement in the symptoms 3. The improvement of the communicative capacity is more intense for people with aphasia who also show an improvement in the symptoms than for affected persons who show no change in the symptoms |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approval received from the local ethics committee (Landesärztekammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz) on the 30th October 2006. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Aphasia |
| Intervention | Please note that as of 02/09/09 the status of this record was changed to 'stopped' due to recruitment problems. The trial officially stopped on 15/04/2008. 1. Communication training for people with aphasia and their dependents; training twice for two days within two months and homework 2. Tests (Aachen Aphasia Test [AAT], Aphasia Check List [ACL], Communicative Effectiveness Index [CETI], KAPUA [communication test for people with aphasia and their dependents]) to compare at the beginning, two months later and after eight months from the start. Control: Control group without training. Only tests to compare at the beginning, two months later and eight months from the start. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | To prove the improvement of communicative capacity of people with aphasia in special consideration of the communicative part of the dependents. |
| Secondary outcome measures | To establish an approved and evaluated training program for dependents of people with aphasia. |
| Overall study start date | 01/03/2007 |
| Completion date | 01/05/2009 |
| Reason abandoned (if study stopped) | Participant recruitment issue |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 120 people with aphasia with one dependant each |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. German native speaker 2. Aphasia since at least six months 3. Live together with the dependant in the same household |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Severe apraxia of speech 2. Severe dysarthria 3. Severe dementia |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/03/2007 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/05/2009 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Germany
Study participating centre
Buchenstrasse 6
Waldbreitbach
56588
Germany
56588
Germany
Sponsor information
Refonet (Germany)
Industry
Industry
Postfach 10 07 63
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53445
Germany
| Website | http://www.refonet.de |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/04yeh2x21 |
Funders
Funder type
Industry
Refonet (Germany)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
