Evaluation of the Effect of a Semantic Rehabilitation in Patients in the Mild to Moderate Stage of Primary Progressive Semantic Aphasia : a SCED Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This project aims to measure the effect of a semantic rehabilitation protocol for patients with primary progressive semantic aphasia and using the SCED methodology.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Have a diagnosis of primary progressive semantic aphasia according to the criteria of Gorno-Tempini et al (2011) (Appendix A)

• Being in the mild to moderate stage of dementia (MMSE score between 10 and 28) (Crum et al., 1993; Derouesné et al., 1999)

• Common French

• Being affiliated to a social security scheme

• Being over the age of 18 years old

Locations
Other Locations
France
CHU Toulouse
RECRUITING
Toulouse
Contact Information
Primary
Jérémie PARIENTE, MD PhD
pariente.j@chu-toulouse.fr
0561777686
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-09-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 15
Treatments
Other: 6 weeks phase A
According to SCED methodology design :~Phase A, which constitutes the control period of semantic therapy, will be composed of lexico-phonological training exercises (Piroux-Davous, 2018). This phase will last 6 weeks (i.e. 18 sessions), at the rate of 3 speech therapy sessions of 45 minutes per week.
Other: 8 weeks phase A
According to SCED methodology design :~Phase A, which constitutes the control period of semantic therapy, will be composed of lexico-phonological training exercises (Piroux-Davous, 2018). This phase will last 8 weeks (i.e. 24 sessions), at the rate of 3 speech therapy sessions of 45 minutes per week.
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Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital, Toulouse

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