We’re on our way to Big CACTUS Study end of study event, looking forward to finding out the effects of computer therapy on word retrieval #Aphasia #stroke #clinicaltrials #AphasiaAwarenessMonth

Our final results event will be starting soon!!

The room is filling up for the #BigCACTUS results celebration!

The Big CACTUS Study booklet uses a lovely method of ensuring info is accessible for people with #aphasia. Great idea. #aphasiaawarenessmonth

Our #BigCACTUS results film being shown for the first time at our celebration

Great to meet SLTs Kay and @lindseymhowat who have developed skills, confidence and fallen in love with SLT all over again through their involvement in Big CACTUS Study RCSLTResearch Rebecca Palmer

It was so encouraging to hear how much emphasis the Big CACTUS Study has put on involving #PPI experts in every stage. The mutual respect between researcher, person w #aphasia and clinician was clear. x.com/SLTLaurenL/sta…

What is European Swallowing Awareness Day on 6 March? Find out more/get involved via bit.ly/2jPpSzV #swallowaware2017 @cplol_eu

New article: what do people with aphasia want to be able to say? journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

#2million have aphasia and lost all or some ability to use words. Help Natl Aphasia Assoc spread #aphasiaawareness: bit.ly/2s8erog

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Northern Ireland #Stroke Conference, 12 June 2018 in #Belfast #NISC18 - VIEW PROGRAMME: bit.ly/2nlrFhr

Seeking improved #RCT recruitment now or in future? See newly updated evidence review The Cochrane Library bit.ly/2oK0Umy PD COMM trial Big CACTUS Study Frank Becker GCU_Stroke Frederike van Wijck

We have been very busy working with all the study data - it has now been analysed, and the results will be available soon!

New paper by Oscar Aguilar et al! x.com/UCLBrainScienc…

Come to Hall E1 right now for Rebecca Palmer presentation of initial results from Big CACTUS Study #esoc2018 Entire session on aphasia x.com/bigcactus_stud…

Rebecca Palmer presenting breaking #stroke #aphasia trial results of Big CACTUS Study #ESC2018

Rebecca Palmer shows sig. improvement in #stroke #aphasia word retrieval after computer therapy compared to usual care or attention control but not shown in conversation measure on TOMS #ESOC2018

Computer approach tailored by SLT is a low cost option of providing increased amounts and duration of therapy in chronic phase #ESOC2018

#esoc2018 aphasia session moved on to encouraging positive findings from studies of people w chronic aphasia Wonderful talks by @SteffieAbelUoM Rebecca Palmer Big CACTUS Study results slides below. Found: Naming words improved but not conversation or QoL

Great to see initial findings from Rebecca Palmer Big CACTUS Study at #ESOC018 - addition of computer based SLT can increase ability to lean words, but how can we better support functional communication?