Irony Comprehension Ability of Chinese Speaking Patients With TBI

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims at understanding irony comprehension ability of Chinese speaking patients with TBI through a series of self-made stories. Each story contains two characters having a conversation, and one of them would give a figurative (which is, ironic) or literal statement at the end of the story. The participants are asked to figure out its meaning.

Detailed Description
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The investigator plans to recruit TBI patients and control group whose gender and age accord with them, 15 people in each group. They would be asked to read the materials mentioned above displaying by a computer. It may take 30 minutes per time, and every participants only do once.

Official Title
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A Preliminary Study on Irony Comprehension Ability of Chinese Speaking Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

Conditions
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Traumatic Brain Injury

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Watching ironic stories


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Above 20 years old Chinese speaking people Diagnosed as TBI patients for over 6 months Having no other neurological and mental related problems Able to read with or without assistive device like glasses Exclusion Criteria: Addicted to alcohol or drug morbid and postmorbid Having any communication disorders

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| TBI group<br>15 people in this group. Each should be post TBI for 6 months. | Behavioral: Watching ironic stories<br>* All the participants would be asked to watch a series of self-made stories which are figurative or literal. They have to figure out what is the real meaning of the character's statement. The whole procedure will be done with a computer.<br>|
| Control group to TBI<br>15 people in this group. Their gender and age accord with TBI group. | Behavioral: Watching ironic stories<br>* All the participants would be asked to watch a series of self-made stories which are figurative or literal. They have to figure out what is the real meaning of the character's statement. The whole procedure will be done with a computer.<br>|
| Aging group 1- 20 to 39<br>Normal people whose age range from 20 to 39. | Behavioral: Watching ironic stories<br>* All the participants would be asked to watch a series of self-made stories which are figurative or literal. They have to figure out what is the real meaning of the character's statement. The whole procedure will be done with a computer.<br>|
| Aging group 2- 40 to 59<br>Normal people whose age range from 40 to 59. | Behavioral: Watching ironic stories<br>* All the participants would be asked to watch a series of self-made stories which are figurative or literal. They have to figure out what is the real meaning of the character's statement. The whole procedure will be done with a computer.<br>|
| Aging group 3- above 60<br>Normal people whose age are above 60. | Behavioral: Watching ironic stories<br>* All the participants would be asked to watch a series of self-made stories which are figurative or literal. They have to figure out what is the real meaning of the character's statement. The whole procedure will be done with a computer.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TBI group gets lower scores | We assume that TBI group can't comprehend ironic statement as well as their control group. Therefore, they may get lower score than their normal- health control group. | 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Irony comprehension