Trial reportPloS one2018
What speech and language therapy do community dwelling stroke survivors with aphasia receive in the UK?
Trial report in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04488029 (A Parallel, Virtual, Randomized Trial of PCT for Speech, Language, and Cognitive Intervention in Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Parallel, Virtual, Randomized Trial of PCT for Speech, Language, and Cognitive Intervention in Stroke Patients
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on aphasia rehabilitation.European stroke journal · 2025Guideline
- Precision rehabilitation for aphasia by patient age, sex, aphasia severity, and time since stroke? A prespecified, systematic review-based, individual participant data, network, subgroup meta-analysis.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2022Pooled it
- Tablet-Assisted Speech and Language Therapy for Acute Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Randomized Clinical Trial (LEXI Study).European journal of neurology · 2025Trial
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- Self-managed, computerised word finding therapy as an add-on to usual care for chronic aphasia post-stroke: An economic evaluation.Clinical rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Self-managed, computerised speech and language therapy for patients with chronic aphasia post-stroke compared with usual care or attention control (Big CACTUS): a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Neurology · 2019Trial
- Informed Consent in Patients with Aphasia: Scoping Review of Clinical Decision-Making Tools and Medico-Legal Issues.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Success rates of intensive aphasia therapy: real-world data from 448 patients between 2003 and 2020.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Qualitative Exploration of Speech Pathologists' Experiences and Priorities for Aphasia Service Design: Initial Stage of an Experience-Based Co-Design Project to Improve Aphasia Services.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Identifying the Active Ingredients of a Computerized Speech and Language Therapy Intervention for Poststroke Aphasia: Multiple Methods Investigation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- Post-Stroke Experiences and Rehabilitation Needs of Community-Dwelling Chinese Stroke Survivors: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Review
- Dosage Frequency Effects on Treatment Outcomes Following Self-managed Digital Therapy: Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Using experience-based codesign to coproduce aphasia rehabilitation services: study protocol.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Novel Advances to Post-Stroke Aphasia Pharmacology and Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- 'I hated being ghosted' - The relevance of social participation for living well with post-stroke aphasia: Qualitative interviews with working aged adults.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- A Virtual, Randomized, Control Trial of a Digital Therapeutic for Speech, Language, and Cognitive Intervention in Post-stroke Persons With Aphasia.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Design Considerations for Clinical Trials in Aphasia.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2020Article
- Closing the Digital Divide in Speech, Language, and Cognitive Therapy: Cohort Study of the Factors Associated With Technology Usage for Rehabilitation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Factors Associated With Adherence to Self-Managed Aphasia Therapy Practice on a Computer-A Mixed Methods Study Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundSpeech and language therapy provision for aphasia (a language disorder) post stroke has been studied over time through surveys completed by speech and language therapists. This paper revisits provision based on what was received by 278 patients in 21 UK speech and language therapy departments in 2014-2016.
aimsTo explore the speech and language therapy received by community dwelling people with post stroke aphasia in the UK. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A quantitative content analysis was conducted by two speech and language therapist researchers. Therapy goals recorded were coded into categories and subcategories. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the frequency with which goal categories were targeted, average therapy time received, length and frequency of therapy sessions, personnel involved and mode of delivery. OUTCOMES AND
resultsForty-five percent of participants were in receipt of therapy in the three month window observed. Six goal categories were identified. Rehabilitation was the most frequent (60%) followed by enabling (17.2%), review (4.3%), assessment (3.6%), supportive (3.5%) and activity to support therapy (2.8%). The median amount of therapy received in three months was 6.3 hours at an average of one 60-minute session every two weeks. Seventy-seven percent of therapy sessions were delivered by qualified speech and language therapists and 23% by assistants. Ninety percent of sessions were one to one, face to face sessions whilst 9.5% were group sessions. DISCUSSION: In line with previous reports, speech and language therapy for community dwelling stroke survivors with aphasia is restricted. Rehabilitation is a large focus of therapy but the intensity and dose with which it is provided is substantially lower than that required for an effective outcome. Despite this, one to one face to face therapy is favoured. More efficient methods to support more therapeutic doses of therapy are not commonly used in routine clinical services.
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