We are looking for people with aphasia in Australia 
to trial a telehealth aphasia therapy called M-MAT Tele.
M-MAT Tele is a group therapy that aims to improve talking for people with aphasia.
A speech pathologist provides therapy to a group of three (3) people with aphasia.
You would receive thirty (30) hours of online therapy
You would do the therapy from your home 🏡.
Therapy would be two hours per day, three days each week over five weeks.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 |
 2 hours |
2 hours |
2 hours |
There would be no cost for this therapy.
You can continue other therapy as well.
who:
Have aphasia from a stroke in the last 10 months
Spoke English before their stroke
Don't have any other neurological condition (for example: head injury, dementia)
Can start therapy 3-12 months after their stroke
Can use a tablet, iPad or computer for online therapy
Don't have severe slurred speech or severe apraxia of speech (we can check for you)
If you might be interested, please contact us.
There is no cost for this therapy. You will not be paid to participate.
You will not be able to participate in other research programs during M-MAT Tele.
You can continue your usual aphasia therapy.
You don’t need to travel. Everything is done online.
Check the list above. Or, get in touch and we can check.
Multi-Modality Aphasia Treatment (M-MAT) is a group-based aphasia intervention delivered face-to-face which focuses on improving spoken communication. Spoken output is facilitated through practice of speech, drawing, reading, writing, and using gestures. It is an intensive treatment with individuals receiving 30 hours of therapy spread across 5 weeks. Treatment is delivered in a group of 2-3 people with aphasia.
Recently, a large, randomised controlled trial (n=216) conclusively demonstrated M-MAT’s effectiveness in improving communication-related quality of life, word retrieval, and everyday communication in chronic aphasia. We adapted M-MAT to an online format (M-MAT Tele) with the input of people with aphasia and speech pathologists.
This research is supported by a New Researcher Grant awarded by Speech Pathology Australia in 2022
This research is supported by a Stroke Foundation grant
This study is being conducted by the Aphasia CRE at La Trobe University
