Visual-acoustic Intervention With Service Delivery In-person and Via Telepractice Trial
ConditionSpeech Sound Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age9-17
SponsorNew York University
About this trial
Children with speech sound disorder show diminished intelligibility in spoken communication and may thus be perceived as less capable than peers, with negative consequences for both socioemotional and socioeconomic outcomes. New technologies have the potential to transform interventions for speech sound disorder, but there is a lack of rigorous evidence to substantiate this promise. This research will meet a public health need by systematically evaluating the efficacy of visual-acoustic biofeedback intervention delivered in-person versus via telepractice.
The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that treatment incorporating visual-acoustic biofeedback can be delivered via telepractice without a significant loss of efficacy. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive identical treatment either via online telepractice or in the laboratory setting. The same software for visual-acoustic biofeedback, staRt, will be used in both conditions. Participants' progress in treatment will be evaluated based on blinded listeners' perceptual ratings of probes produced before and after treatment. Pre and post treatment evaluations will be carried out in person for all participants.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Must be between 9;0 and 17;11 (years;months) old at the time of enrollment.
Must speak English as the dominant or equally dominant language
Must have begun learning English by age 3, per parent report.
Must hear a rhotic dialect of English from at least one speaker in the home if the home language is English.
Disqualifiers
Must not exhibit voice or fluency disorder of a severity judged likely to interfere with the ability to participate in study activities.
Must not currently have orthodontia that crosses the palate and cannot be removed.
Must not have history of permanent hearing loss.
Must not have an existing diagnosis of developmental disability such as cerebral palsy or Down Syndrome.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Visual-acoustic biofeedback
Treatment groups
76 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
New York University
Lead sponsor
Syracuse University
Collaborator
Montclair State University
Collaborator
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov