Treatment Targets in Spanish and English Bilingual Speech Intervention

Part of paid clinical trials in Iowa City, Iowa.

Sponsor
Philip Combiths
Study ID
NCT06416306
Phase
PHASE1
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Speech Sound Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
3 Years - 8 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Speech Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    The treatment will begin with imitation, whereby the child will produce target words following the study clinician's verbal model with 1:1 clinician feedback for the accuracy of the child's productions. This will include explicit articulatory instruction (i.e., verbal and visual cues) to elicit correct target forms. When a child achieves 75% accuracy following a verbal model across 2 consecutive sessions or completes the 9th session (whichever is first), treatment will shift to spontaneous production, in which the child will produce target words spontaneously or through elicitation without a verbal model. Treatment materials will be images of treatment target words, interactive games and stories, and a standard set of toys.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn which speech treatment targets result in the greatest amount of speech learning in Spanish-English bilingual children with speech sound disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does linguistic complexity of the treatment target increase the amount of generalized learning within the treated language? * Does linguistic complexity of the treatment target increase the amount of generalized speech across languages? Researchers will compare intervention effects across treatment provided in English and Spanish to see if the effect differs according to the language of intervention. Participants will: * Attend between 12 and 18 45-minute speech intervention sessions in Spanish or English for up to 6 weeks * Attend assessment visits before and after intervention * Attend follow-up assessment visits 1 month and 2 months after intervention

Key Dates

Start date
May 8, 2024
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2027
Completion
Mar 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
16 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Spanish Language Intervention
    Treatment will be conducted entirely in Spanish, targeting Spanish speech sounds. Treatment will follow a drill-play format.
  • Experimental: English Language Intervention
    Treatment will be conducted entirely in English, targeting English speech sounds. Treatment will follow a drill-play format.

Primary Outcome Measure

Comprehensive Probe or Monitored Sounds Probe [ Time Frame: At initial visit, 2-4 times across the 2 weeks prior to intervention, once per week during the 6-week intervention, within 1 week after intervention, 1 month after intervention, and 2 months after intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of IowaIowa CityIowa52242
Philip Combiths
[email protected]
3194674432
Philip Combiths (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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