Investigation of effectiveness of Articulation therapy for 4-12 years old children with cleft palate via Telepractice and in person sessions.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20221031056353N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-15

Start date

2022-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

cleft palate. Cleft palate

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Articulation therapy for 25 children with cleft palate is carried out via Telepractice in 10 45-minutes sessions. Intervention 2: Control group: Articulation therap

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Unilateral, complete primary and secondary cleft palate Absence of fistula after surgery Normal hearing, recently evaluated by pure tone audiometry Calendar age of 4 to 12 years Absence of middle ear infection Presence of VPI after palate surgery Presence of compensatory Articulation errors with VPI through Articulation evaluation tests

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: genetic or neurological syndromes identify severe language disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intelligibility of speech. Timepoint: Before treatment - After treatment. Method of measurement: 5-level grading of speech intelligibility based on the CAPS form (0 = normal clarity and 4 = completely unnatural and unclear).;The percentage of correct consonants produced. Timepoint: Before treatment - After treatment. Method of measurement: Dividing the correct produced consonants by the total produced consonants based on the speech sample.;The level of mother's satisfaction with Articulation therapy. Timepoint: Before treatment - After treatment. Method of measurement: Based on a 5-point Likert scale by asking the question: Were you satisfied with the treatment of your child?.	—

Measure

Time frame

Intelligibility of speech. Timepoint: Before treatment - After treatment. Method of measurement: 5-level grading of speech intelligibility based on the CAPS form (0 = normal clarity and 4 = completely unnatural and unclear).;The percentage of correct consonants produced. Timepoint: Before treatment - After treatment. Method of measurement: Dividing the correct produced consonants by the total produced consonants based on the speech sample.;The level of mother's satisfaction with Articulation therapy. Timepoint: Before treatment - After treatment. Method of measurement: Based on a 5-point Likert scale by asking the question: Were you satisfied with the treatment of your child?.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAyda Abdi Dezfuli

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Abdi.a@ajums.ac.ir+98 61 3338 6881

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026