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. 2021 Nov 16;24:100876. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100876

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for SpARc.

Inclusion Exclusion
Aphasia as a result of a left hemisphere ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (WAB-R AQ <93.8) History of chronic neurological or psychiatric diseases (with the exception of migraines, depression, or post-stroke epilepsy)
Presence of left hemisphere stroke in clinical imaging (CT/MRI) and NIHSS Self-reported history of learning disability
English spoken as primary language Severe dysarthria (determined via SLP clinical judgment from spontaneous speech tasks on the ASRS 3.0)
21–81 years old Global aphasia
Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale (mRS) = 2 or less History of right-hemisphere strokes or brain stem/cerebellar strokes with persistent deficits (as evidenced by MRI/CT and NIHSS)
Post-stroke mRS = 4 or less Uncorrectable hearing as determined by the SLP's clinical judgment
At least 6 months post-stroke Uncorrectable vision as determined by the SLP's clinical judgment
Non-fluent aphasia: WAB-R comprehension score >4 and WAB-R fluency score <6
Technological compatibility (to be determined by clinical judgment of SLP)