Health Condition 1: null- Individuals with Dysarthria
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH AND HEARING
Dr Sunila John
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Confirmed diagnosis of presence of Dysarthria by an experienced speech language pathologist 2.Age between 18 years â?? 55 years 3.Presence of at least a mild-moderate communication disorder marked by a decrease in intelligibility 4.Ability of the participant to respond to basic yes/no questions verbally 5.Cognitive abilities of the participants should be normal and this will be assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]. Any score greater than or equal to 24 points (out of 30) indicates a normal cognition 6.Patients attending speech and language intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with associated conditions like aphasia, hearing impairment, visual impairment and dementia 2.Patients with medical conditions such as heart diseases, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS), carcinoma or other chronic illnessâ?? which may otherwise impact QoL and interferes with the assessment procedure will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life scores on four outcome measuresTimepoint: The measures will be analysed after completion of data collection by November 2018 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactROSHIN RAJ PALASSERIL
MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Outcome results
None listed