Speech Intervention Via Telepractice for Children With Repaired Cleft Palate

Part of paid clinical trials in Lubbock, Texas.

Sponsor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Study ID
NCT07434375
Status
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Conditions

  • Cleft Palate Children
  • Speech Sound Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Speech therapy via teleprace — BEHAVIORAL
    Children with cleft palate will participate in 30-minute speech therapy sessions twice a week for 10 weeks
  • Face-to-face speech therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Children with cleft palate will receive treatment maintaining the same frequency as the intervention group.

Study Details

The goal of this interventional study is to see if online speech therapy works just as well as face-to-face speech therapy in children with cleft palate. The main purposes are: To compare the speech accuracy of target sounds in words produced by children with cleft palate between online and face-to-face speech therapy. To compare the gain in speech accuracy in sentences produced by children with cleft palate between online and face-to-face speech therapy. To assess whether changes in speech intelligibility are perceived by parents. To explore what kinds of factors influence speech accuracy. To explore speech training accuracy and speech understandability training accuracy during speech therapy sessions in children with CP Participants will participate in 30-minute speech intervention sessions twice a week for 10 weeks, either in-person or online.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 2, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2029
Completion
Jan 1, 2029

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Telepractice Group
    Speech therapy delivered through telepractice modality
  • Placebo Comparator: Face-to-Face Group
    Speech therapy delivered through face-to-face home health modality

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in percent correct for the target sound in words during post-treatment in Face-to-Face and Teletherapy interventions [ Time Frame: Speech accuracy will be measured two times during the study: (1) about 1-2 weeks before therapy begins (this is the starting or baseline visit); (2) about 1 week after therapy ends (this is the final study visit). ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbockTexas79430
Sue Ann Lee, Ph.D (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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