Multi-modality aphasia therapy is as efficacious as a constraint-induced aphasia therapy for chronic aphasia: A phase 1 study

The role of intensity in constraint-induced language therapy for people with chronic aphasia

“…Constraint-induced language therapy (CILT), originally known as constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT; Pulvermüller et al, 2001) and also referred to as intensive language action therapy (ILAT; Difrancesco, Pulvermüller, & Mohr, 2012), tends to produce consistently positive language changes as reported by numerous studies in the past 14 years (e.g., Johnson et al, 2014;Maher et al, 2006;Rose, Attard, Mok, Lanyon, & Foster, 2013;Sickert, Anders, Münte, & Sailer, 2014). The variables contributing to remediation, however, remain ambiguous.…”

Effect of type of language therapy on expressive language skills in patients with post‐stroke aphasia

“…It has to be stated that Rose et al . (, ) used a crossover design, but they compared CIAT with another novel therapy approach, so‐called multimodality aphasia therapy, which in essence also relied on constrained use of language for expression. Moreover, they concentrated on patients with a longer duration of aphasia (more than 12 months), in contrast to our patients who all had aphasia lasting for fewer than 12 months.…”

The novel language‐systematic aphasia screening SAPS: screening‐based therapy in combination with computerised home training

“…This confirms great potential for improvement for PWAs even in the chronic stage of aphasia (Rose et al . , Basso and Macis ). For the syntactic‐expressive module we found an increase in extent and success of training over the different stages of aphasia (late chronic > early chronic > post‐acute).…”