ELORAS
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Explaining Language Outcome And Recovery After Stroke
IRAS ID
265430
Contact name
Cathy J. Price
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
Duration of Study in the UK
7 years, 9 months, 31 days
Research summary
Aphasia (difficulty producing and/or comprehending speech) severely impairs quality of life and renders stroke survivors prone to social isolation, dependence and depression. In the UK alone, one person every 15 minutes will have a stroke and be left with aphasia, but there is currently no way for their clinicians to know whether, when or how they will recover their speech and language skills. The challenge we face is that patients can have very different recovery trajectories even when they have seemingly similar baseline language impairments, brain lesions and therapy input. Unpredictable recovery makes it difficult for patients and their carers to plan their future (e.g. their return to work). Moreover, the inability to predict how patients will recover in the absence of treatment makes it difficult to establish baselines against which to compare the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. The aim of this project is to provide a theoretical model that explains and predicts aphasia and its recovery after stroke. The theoretical model will explain whether, when and how much a patient is likely to recover their speech and language abilities after stroke.
REC name
London - South East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1755
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jan 2020
REC opinion
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