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. 2024 Apr 2;6(2):100339.
doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2024.100339. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Defining Trajectories of Linguistic, Cognitive-Communicative, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Aphasia: Longitudinal Observational Study Protocol

Leora R Cherney  1   2 , Allan J Kozlowski  3 , Andrea A Domenighetti  1   2 , Marwan N Baliki  1   2 , Mary J Kwasny  4 , Allen W Heinemann  1   2
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Defining Trajectories of Linguistic, Cognitive-Communicative, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Aphasia: Longitudinal Observational Study Protocol

Leora R Cherney et al. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. .

Abstract

Objective: To describe the trajectories of linguistic, cognitive-communicative, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes after stroke in persons with aphasia.

Design: Longitudinal observational study from inpatient rehabilitation to 18 months after stroke.

Setting: Four US mid-west inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs).

Participants: We plan to recruit 400 adult (older than 21 years) English speakers who meet the following inclusion criteria: (1) Diagnosis of aphasia after a left-hemisphere infarct confirmed by CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); (2) first admission for inpatient rehabilitation due to a neurologic event; and (3) sufficient cognitive capacity to provide informed consent and participate in testing. Exclusion criteria include any neurologic condition other than stroke that could affect language, cognition or speech, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, or the presence of right-hemisphere lesions.

Interventions: Not applicable.

Main outcome measures: Subjects are administered a test battery of linguistic, cognitive-communicative, and HRQOL measures. Linguistic measures include the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised and the Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale. Cognitive-communicative measures include the Communication Participation Item Bank, Connor's Continuous Performance Test-3, the Communication Confidence Rating Scale for Aphasia, the Communication Effectiveness Index, the Neurological Quality of Life measurement system (Neuro-QoL) Communication short form, and the Neuro-QoL Cognitive Function short form. HRQOL measures include the 39-item Stroke & Aphasia Quality of Life Scale, Neuro-QoL Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance, Depression, Ability to Participate in Social Roles & Activities, and Satisfaction with Social Roles & Activities tests, and the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement and Information System 10-item Global Health short form. The test battery is administered initially during inpatient rehabilitation, and at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 18-months post-IRF discharge. Biomarker samples are collected via saliva samples at admission and a subgroup of participants also undergo resting state fMRI scans.

Results: Not applicable.

Conclusions: This longitudinal observational study will develop trajectory models for recovery of clinically relevant linguistic, cognitive-communicative, and quality of life outcomes over 18 months after inpatient rehabilitation. Models will identify individual differences in the patterns of recovery based on variations in personal, genetic, imaging, and therapy characteristics. The resulting models will provide an unparalleled representation of recovery from aphasia resulting from stroke. This improved understanding of recovery will enable clinicians to better tailor and plan rehabilitation therapies to individual patient's needs.

Keywords: Aphasia; Clinical protocols; Longitudinal studies; Recovery of function; Rehabilitation; Stroke.

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