Therapy for Reading Problems in Adults After Brain Injury

NCT00064805 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2014-08-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Adults who sustain brain damage due to stroke, head injury, or traumatic surgery may develop difficulty reading. This study examines the effectiveness of behavior-based programs to improve reading ability in these individuals.

Conditions

  • Dyslexia, Acquired
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Therapy to Improve Reading

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Rhonda B. Friedman, Ph.D. · Georgetown University Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-08-31
Primary Completion
2007-07-31
Completion
2007-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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