Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT): Comparing the Rhythmic and Visual Contributions to Reading Improvement in Developmental Dyslexia
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Word reading speed - DDE-2
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 8 Years to 15 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Word reading speed - DDE-2
Time Frame: 3 months
Word reading speed in syllable / second
Word reading accuracy - DDE-2
Time Frame: 3 months
Word reading accuracy in n. of errors
Pseudo-word reading speed - DDE-2
Time Frame: 3 months
Pseudo-word reading speed in syllable / second
Pseudo-word reading accuracy - DDE-2
Time Frame: 3 months
Pseudo-word reading accuracy in n. of errors
Text reading speed - MT-3-Clinica Battery
Time Frame: 3 months
Text reading speed in syllable / second
Text reading accuracy - MT-3-Clinica Battery
Time Frame: 3 months
Text reading accuracy in n. of errors
Secondary Outcomes
- Phonemic awareness task (Judica et al., in press)(3 months)
- Digit span (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV, WISC-IV)(3 months)
- Rapid Automatized naming task - RAN (De Luca et al., 2005)(3 months)
- Selective Auditory attention task - NEPSY-II(3 months)
- Rhythm reproduction task(3 months)
Investigators
Alice Cancer
Principal Investigator
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart