dysarthria Pathological speech
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with or treated for a T1 or T2 tumor in the oral cavity 2. At least 18 years old and able to provide informed consent 3. Native speaker of Dutch 4. Has nog been treated for oral cancer before
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1a. Recurrence of disease (for patients) 1b. Treated for oral cancer (for healthy controls) 2. Speech problems (e.g., stuttering) 3. Problems with sight or hearing that impede reading or understanding instructions. When glasses or a hearing aid resolve these problems, then participants are not excluded. 4. Neurological or psychological disorders (e.g., stroke) 5. Non-removable metal in, on or around the head (piercings, braces, pacemaker, electrodes) 6. Self-reported signs of depression
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters are the articulatory trajectories of the tongue, the lips and the jaw during the production of speech of patients and controls as measured by electromagnetic articulography (EMA). The amplitude, velocity and stiffness of these movements will be analysed. In addition, compensation to auditory and tactile feedback perturbation will be studied. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acoustic measures of speech (e.g., intensity, speech rate, and spectral moments of specific sounds). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed