Table 3.
Overview of the design of speech and language therapy intervention studies in primary progressive aphasia
| Case study | Case series | Non-randomised, noncontrolled trial | Non-randomised controlled trial | Systematic review | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impairment based approaches - word retrieval therapies | |||||
| 9 | ✔ | ||||
| 10 | ✔ | ||||
| 11 | ✔ | ||||
| 12 | ✔ | ||||
| 13 | ✔ | ||||
| Impairment based approaches - script training and other approaches to improving fluency | |||||
| 14 | ✔ | ||||
| 15 | ✔ | ||||
| 16 | ✔ | ||||
| 17 | ✔ | ||||
| 18 | ✔ | ||||
| 19 | ✔ | ||||
| Compensatory-based approaches | |||||
| 20 | ✔ | ||||
| 21 | ✔ | ||||
| 22 | ✔ | ||||
| 23 | ✔ | ||||
| 24 | ✔ | ||||
| 25 | ✔ | ||||
| 26 | ✔ | ||||
| 27 | ✔ | ||||
| 28 | ✔ | ||||
| 29 | ✔ | ||||
| 32 | ✔ | ||||
| 35 | ✔ | ||||
| 7 | ✔ | ||||
| 36 | ✔ | ||||
| Group education and support | |||||
| 37 | ✔ | ||||
| 38 | ✔ | ||||
| 39 | ✔ | ||||