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Background: Anomia is a debilitating symptom of aphasia, which impacts significantly on patient quality of life. There is strong evidence in the literature to indicate that treatments for anomia are successful for individuals with aphasia, including those in the chronic stage. However, numerous limitations exist within the methodologies of relevant studies. It remains unclear which treatments provide optimal benefits for varying types and severities of aphasia.

Aims: The primary aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two treatments, Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy-Plus (CIATplus) and Multi-modality Aphasia Therapy (M-MAT) for noun retrieval in individuals with severe chronic Broca's aphasia. The secondary aim was to investigate whether the use of verbal constraint is an essential element of therapy. We hypothesised that M-MAT and CIATplus would lead to equally improved naming scores for …