Rhythmic Reading Training: Comparing the Rhythmic and Visual Contributions to Reading Improvement

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Developmental Dyslexia
• Interventions: Behavioral: RRT rhythm only; Behavioral: RRT rhythm + visual cue

• Registration Number: NCT04995991
• Lead Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Brief Summary

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the specific effect of the sub-components of the reading training program Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT) on reading speed and accuracy in a sample of Italian students with developmental dyslexia (DD). More precisely, in order to better understand the neuropsychological mechanisms involved in reading improvements following RRT, the specific contribution of the visual component of the training (presence of a visual cue) will be investigated in a study with between-groups design.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-07-09
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-27
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-30
• Study Completion: 2021-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• having been diagnosed with DD (ICD-10 code: F81.0) on the basis of standard inclusion and exclusion criteria (ICD-10: World Health Organization, 1992) and of the diagnosis procedure followed in the Italian practice

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of comorbidity with other neuropsychiatric or psychopathological conditions
• having been involved in previous reading intervention programs in the previous 3 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
RRT rhythm only	RRT rhythm only	10 RRT rhythm only sessions of 60 minutes, twice a week under the supervision of a trainer
RRT rhythm + visual cue	RRT rhythm + visual cue	10 RRT rhythm + visual cue sessions of 60 minutes, twice a week under the supervision of a trainer

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Word reading speed - DDE-2	3 months	Word reading speed in syllable / second
Word reading accuracy - DDE-2	3 months	Word reading accuracy in n. of errors
Pseudo-word reading speed - DDE-2	3 months	Pseudo-word reading speed in syllable / second
Pseudo-word reading accuracy - DDE-2	3 months	Pseudo-word reading accuracy in n. of errors
Text reading speed - MT-3-Clinica Battery	3 months	Text reading speed in syllable / second
Text reading accuracy - MT-3-Clinica Battery	3 months	Text reading accuracy in n. of errors

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Phonemic awareness task (Judica et al., in press)	3 months	N. of errors in phonemic blending + n. of errors in phonemic elision
Digit span (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV, WISC-IV)	3 months	Forward and backward digit span
Rapid Automatized naming task - RAN (De Luca et al., 2005)	3 months	RAN speed in seconds
Selective Auditory attention task - NEPSY-II	3 months	N. of errors
Rhythm reproduction task	3 months	n. of correctly reproduced rhythmic patterns

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy