Treatment for /s/ Production Errors in Children With Speech Sound Errors

Part of paid clinical trials in Syracuse, New York.

Sponsor
Syracuse University
Study ID
NCT07214480
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Speech Sound Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
7 Years - 11 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Motor-based speech treatment — BEHAVIORAL
    Speech Motor Chaining (Preston, Leece \& Storto, 2019) will be used to guide structured practice and random practice on speech sounds. A web-based platform (chaining.syr.edu) will be used to guide aspects of the treatment (feedback type, feedback frequency, stimulus complexity, variability). Treatment will occur in 10 minute sessions via teletherapy.

Study Details

We want to learn about a new way to help people make the /s/ sound, like in the word "snake." We will be studying a way to teach the /s/ sound that uses very short speech sessions. This study will also collect recordings from people as they say words with the /s/ sound. We will listen to these recordings and check if the words are said clearly. In the first visit, we'll do a speech lesson on how to make a clear /s/ sound. We will also have the participant say some words while we record them talking. If they are a good fit for the study, we will invite them to do a second visit. In the second visit, they will name some pictures, answer some questions, repeat words and sentences, and do some mouth movements. After the second visit, if they are a good fit for the study, we will invite them to do the speech lessons. The speech lessons will each take 10 minutes, and they will have lessons 4 times a week for 8 weeks. They will do these lessons on video chat. They will be randomized to either start right away or after 8 weeks. We'll also ask them to participate in 3 other visits to track progress by having them repeat words with /s/.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 9, 2025
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2026
Completion
Jan 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
24 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment First
    Receive Speech Motor Chaining treatment, followed by a period of no treatment
  • Experimental: Wait first, then treat
    Period of no treatment followed by period of treatment

Primary Outcome Measure

Listener judgments of correctness of /s/ sound [ Time Frame: From enrollment to after 8 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Syracuse UniversitySyracuseNew York13244
Benedette Herbst
[email protected]
315-443-1351
Jonathan Preston (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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