Speech Sound Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
Children with speech sound disorders will receive speech therapy using real-time images of the tongue from ultrasound. These images will be used to cue the child to change the tongue position when producing speech sounds.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALUltrasound visual feedback
Real-time visual displays of the tongue are used to cue participants to modify the tongue position/shape as they articulate speech sounds
Sponsors
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be native English-speaking children with no known hearing or vision deficits. Participants must be within the specified age range and have been identified as having speech production difficulties by a local speech-language therapist.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants will be excluded if there is a history of oral structural impairment (e.g., cleft palate), hearing or vision impairment, history of neurological impairment or injury, developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome or Autism, or intellectual disability. During initial testing, participants must score below a standard score of 75 on the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 and also score below 20% accurate on a probe list of words assessing accuracy of the /r/ sound
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percent correct for target speech sound | Change in accuracy after 7 one-hour treatment sessions (3.5 weeks), and after 14 one-hour treatment sessions (7 weeks) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed