Visual-acoustic Intervention With Service Delivery In-person and Via Telepractice Trial

Part of paid clinical trials in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Sponsor
New York University
Study ID
NCT06517225
Phase
PHASE2
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Speech Sound Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
9 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Visual-acoustic biofeedback — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral: Visual-acoustic biofeedback In visual-acoustic biofeedback treatment, the elements of traditional treatment (auditory models and verbal descriptions of articulator placement) are enhanced with a dynamic display of the speech signal in the form of the real-time LPC (Linear Predictive Coding) spectrum. The web-based software staRt will be used for intervention delivery.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 1, 2024
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028
Completion
Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
76 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Telepractice delivery
    Participants will receive visual-acoustic biofeedback treatment from a clinician in a private, password-protected WebRTC room.
  • Active Comparator: In-person delivery
    Participants will receive visual-acoustic biofeedback treatment from a clinician in a private room in research space at one of the two clinical research sites.

Primary Outcome Measure

Percentage of "Correct" Ratings by Blinded Untrained Listeners for /r/ Sounds Produced in Word Probes [ Time Frame: Before the initiation of treatment and again after the end of all treatment (10 weeks later) ]

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Montclair State UniversityBloomfieldNew Jersey07003
Elaine R Hitchcock, PhD
[email protected]
973-229-3797
Laura C Ochs, MS
[email protected]
(619) 784-4979
New York UniversityNew YorkNew York10012-
Syracuse UniversitySyracuseNew York13244
Jonathan L Preston, PhD
[email protected]
315-443-3143
Megan Leece, MS
[email protected]
315-443-1351

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