Biofeedback and Speech Disorders

Yale University1 site in 1 country35 target enrollmentMay 2013

ConditionsSpeech Sound Disorders

Overview

Phase: Phase 1
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Speech Sound Disorders
Sponsor: Yale University
Enrollment: 35
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Percent correct for target speech sound
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Children with speech sound disorders will receive speech therapy using real-time images of the tongue from ultrasound. These images will be used to cue the child to change the tongue position when producing speech sounds.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2013

End Date

July 2016

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Yale University

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Participants must be native English-speaking children with no known hearing or vision deficits. Participants must be within the specified age range and have been identified as having speech production difficulties by a local speech-language therapist.

Exclusion Criteria

•Participants will be excluded if there is a history of oral structural impairment (e.g., cleft palate), hearing or vision impairment, history of neurological impairment or injury, developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome or Autism, or intellectual disability.
•During initial testing, participants must score below a standard score of 75 on the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 and also score below 20% accurate on a probe list of words assessing accuracy of the /r/ sound