MIT Intensive Treatment Study

Intensive MIT Paired With Video Feedback for Motor Speech Disorders and Aphasia

This study is examining the use of intensive melodic intonation therapy and video feedback as a means of aiding individuals with nonfluent aphasia and co-occurring motor speech impairments. Individuals with nonfluent aphasia have difficulty with language, particularly with word retrieval.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fluent English speakers
• Sustained a left-hemisphere stroke
• Presents with language and motor speech impairments

Exclusion Criteria:

• • History of learning disability prior to accident (per patient report)

  • Uncorrected auditory or visual impairments
  • Not meeting the criteria of stroke
  • Failure to provide evidence of stroke diagnosis (medical record history)
  • History of psychiatric disorder