Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Keywords
intelligibility, voice disorders, dysarthria
Brief summary
The investigators aim at testing the efficacy of an app to measure sentence intelligibility in noise in speakers with Parkinson's disease and in healthy controls.
Detailed description
Close to 90% of people with Parkinson's disease develop voice problems during the course of the disease. These problems lead to reduced intelligibility, which entails a subsequent reduction in social participation and overall quality of life. The current study will focus on developing and pilot-testing an app to measure the intelligibility of people with PD and of healthy controls. In order to test the app's efficacy, speakers will read a set of 50 sentences that will be embedded in noise for measurement purposes. A group of listeners will also transcribe the spoken sentences to correlate their performance to that of the app. The ultimate purpose of this investigation is to improve self-monitoring and self-sufficiency in people with PD. The study is expected to last 12 months.
Interventions
DEVICEUnderstand Me For Life
The aim of the current investigation is to test the efficacy of an app to measure sentence intelligibility in noise in speakers with Parkinson's disease and in healthy controls.
Sponsors
Long Island University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Speakers with PD: Inclusion Criteria: * Have a medical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease * Have experienced changes in your voice (e.g., your voice has lost its strength) and your voice is a current concern * Have not received individual speech therapy for the past 2 years (group therapy is ok) * Have a stable medication schedule * Have not received DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) * Are a native speaker of American English
Exclusion criteria
* If criteria above are not met Healthy controls: Inclusion Criteria: * Be a native speaker of American English * Have no history of neurological impairment * Have no history of speech or language problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription scores | 30 minutes | Percent of words correctly transcribed |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed