Effects of Aphasia Identification Cards on Service Workers' Comprehension of People With Aphasia

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST · May 21, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how well healthy volunteers can understand people with aphasia, a condition that affects how a person speaks and understands language. Researchers want to find out if using an aphasia identification card—designed to help explain the communication difficulties of people with aphasia—can help volunteers better understand the language errors and long pauses in speech that often occur. By comparing the experiences of volunteers who view the ID card to those who do not, the study aims to see if the card makes a difference in comprehension.

To participate, you would need to be an adult between 18 and 59 years old, currently working as a service worker, and capable of understanding English well. You should have normal vision or be able to correct it with glasses or contacts. During a single visit that lasts about two hours, you would take some brief tests related to vision and thinking, listen to sentences from a speaker with aphasia while your eye movements are recorded, and fill out a survey about your experience. This study is not yet recruiting, but it's a valuable opportunity to help improve communication strategies for people with aphasia.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adult age 18-59
• • Currently employed as a service worker
• • Understand spoken and written English well
• • High school diploma or equivalency
• • Normal vision or corrected vision with glasses or contact lenses
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Language disorder
• • Hearing impairment
• • Intellectual disability
• • History of acquired neurological disorder (e.g., stroke or moderate/severe brain injury)