Articulation Disorder, Dysarthria, Prelingual Deafness
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if feedback from a three-dimensional real-time visualization of the tongue, a program called Opti-Speech, can be used to improve speech.
Detailed description
Participants will be asked to complete the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation along with several other assessment tests. Then speech treatment, guided by Opti-Speech, will be provided to the participant for up to 10 treatment sessions. The participant will be asked to come back after the final treatment for a 2-month follow-up assessment.
Interventions
DEVICEOpti-Speech
Uses visual feedback of the tongue's motion to guide speech sound production
Sponsors
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Callier Center for Communication Disorders
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center
Case Western Reserve University
Vulintus, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* English speaking individuals with speech errors resulting from persistent speech sound disorder, individuals with dysarthria resulting from neurological disorders and individuals with pre-lingual or congenital deafness.
Exclusion criteria
* Cognitive impairments that affect their ability to understand and follow instructions by the treating speech language pathologists
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percent articulatory accuracy | within 30 minutes of treatment | Sound probe lists will be administered within 30 minutes of treatment. Probe lists will be scored as correct or incorrect. The percentage of probes correct will be calculated |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Accuracy of Speech Sound Production from Pre-Treatment to Post-Treatment | Immediately prior to first speech treatment and 2 months after final treatment. | The Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation will be administered prior to any speech treatment with Opti-Speech and again 2 months after the final speech treatment session. The percentage of consonants correct (PCC) will be used to assess the change in accuracy of speech sound production from pre-treatment to post-treatment |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed