Effectiveness of Dynamic Tactile Temporal Cueing in improving speech and communicative participation in children with cerebral palsy: An exploratory sequential mixed methods study

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• Conditions: Cerebral palsy; Dysarthria speech disorder; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000946516
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of CP
2. Viking Speech Scale (VSS) II-IV
3. No diagnosed intellectual disability
4. Normal or adjusted-to-normal hearing and vision
5. English as primary language

Exclusion Criteria

1. Concomitant genetic or neurodevelopmental disorder
2. Oral or facial structural deficit

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of phonemes correct in the target words (PPC_TrW)[The assessment method of the primary outcome of percentage of phonemes correct will involve the calculation of the percentage of phonemes correct in 20 target words obtained with the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (Dood et al., 2002) The primary outcome measure will be taken at:<br>1)At pre-commencement, minimum of 3 weeks before commencement of therapy.<br>2)At baseline 1 or 2 weeks before commencement of therapy (the participants will be randomised to 3,4 or 5 baseline measures).<br>3)Once a week for the duration of therapy.<br>4)2 times at 1 week post intervention completion.<br>5)2 times at 2 weeks post intervention.<br>6)1 time at 4 weeks post intervention.<br>]