What this means
Researchers plan to test reading, speech, language, and thinking in stroke survivors and typical older adults, with some brain scans. This is a trial that has not reported results, so it does not yet show what they will find.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including District of Columbia
The science
- Registered title
- ReadMap: Reading in Stroke Alexia and Typical Aging
- Trial ID
- NCT06700005 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Alexia
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Nov 21, 2024 · updated Nov 21, 2024
Registry summary
Loss of reading ability due to stroke, called alexia, likely affects over a million Americans at any given time and causes difficulty performing many daily life functions, such as paying bills, using email/text, reading for pleasure, and reading signs in the community. Understanding the brain and cognitive basis of alexia could improve diagnosis and treatment of this important problem. In this study, the investigators will perform a large-scale behavioral and brain imaging study of stroke survivors and typical older adults to improve our understanding of the brain and cognitive basis of reading in both of these groups.
Participants will complete a battery of tests of reading, speech, language, and thinking abilities. In addition, some participants will complete an MRI. Sessions will be completed across approximately 2-6 weeks, but may be extended depending on participants' schedules and availability. Some participants will be invited to repeat these procedures once or twice in approximately 3-12 months to monitor for changes in reading abilities and MRI measurements over time.
Sites (1)
- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States