Table 2.
Who | Procedures | |
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Pre-screening interview | RA + PT/CP | Initial interview with PT/CP. Eligibility criteria reviewed. Verbal consent obtained for medical record review. RA (Research Assistant) works with PT/CP to request medical records. |
Medical record review | AST | To confirm diagnosis and absence of other exclusionary medical indications. |
Technology check | RA + PT/CP | PT/CP complete technology tasks with RA to verify sufficient technology skills and internet bandwidth for study sessions. |
Cognitive, sensory systems, and depression screening | RA + PT/CP | PT/CP complete screening assessment tasks with RA to ensure participants meet eligibility criteria. Screening measures listed in Table 1. |
Secondary screening | SLP | Non-treating SLP meets with dyad to confirm study readiness, PPA-related deficits /severity, and other relevant medical history information. |
Screening review and enrollment decision | AST | The AST and other team members involved in screening process (RA and SLP) review all screening assessment results. AST makes the final decision to enroll through consensus. |
Consents/orientation | RA + PT/CP | REDCap e-consent signature from PT+CP; Orientation to video conferencing platform and Communication Bridge web application. Complete demographic, health history, and questionnaires with PT. CP completes questionnaires independently and mails back to study team. |
RA research assistant, PT/CP participant with PPA and their co-enrolled communication partner, SLP speech-language pathologist not involved in delivering interventions who is blinded to trial arm allocation, AST the administrative study team (authors EAS, ACR, and ER)