During the Medical Appointment, the Speech Therapist Will Perform Phonetic Tests
Conditions
Brief summary
Communication is essential for patients quality of life because it impact on patients care quality. Neuromuscular diseases, caracterised by motor damages, hinder non-verbal communication of the patient. Therefore, speech must to be functional. However, correlation between respiratory failure and voice quality is not very well known. The aim of the study is to search a link between respiratory failure and speech impairment in patients with neuromuscular diseases.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALphonetic tests
Sponsors
Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Respiratory autonomy at least 1 hour per day * Stable patient during the study * Patient with education at least up to secondary school
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal to participate * Inability to cooperate * Tracheostomized patients * Mechanic ventilation - dependant patients * Respiratory autonomy lower than 1 hour per day * Patients with hemodynamic instabillity * Patient insured under the French social security system
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intelligibility phonetic test | 5 minutes |
| Number and nature of altered phonemes | 5 minutes |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed