Voice Adaptive Training for older adults with Aphasia (VoiceAdapt)

Summary: VoiceAdapt is a randomized control trial in which individuals with aphasia receive a personalized and gamified speech-language treatment (i.e., via a tablet-based app), which automatically adapts to their skill level. Outcomes include changes in overall language and communication functioning, well-being and quality of life, as well as caregiver perception of communication effectiveness after intervention.  Using user-centered design, end users and will be engaged in a needs survey during the technology development process, with the ultimate aim of informing decision makers as to how to implement such adaptive training environments in stroke rehabilitation. This project involves the VoiceAdapt Consortium, which brings together resources from five participating international institutions, with expertise in the fields of e-health, graphic design, personalization and adaptivity, user-centred design, gamification, and clinical research.

Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Joint Programming Initiative hosted by National Institute of Health Carlos III (Spain)

​Co-Investigators: Elizabeth Rochon, Esther Kim, Sebastien Möller, Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons, Raimund Schatz, Philip Mildner
https://www.voiceadapt.de/  

​Dr. Elizabeth Rochon's interview about how virtual rehab can help address patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic:
​ https://www.utoronto.ca/news/how-virtual-rehab-bridging-pandemic-gaps-patient-care-and-research