Evaluating the Efficacy of Opti-Speech for Speech Treatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dysarthria; Articulation Disorder; Prelingual Deafness
• Interventions: Device: Opti-Speech

• Registration Number: NCT02705326
• Lead Sponsor: Vulintus, Inc.

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if feedback from a three-dimensional real-time visualization of the tongue, a program called Opti-Speech, can be used to improve speech.

Detailed Description

Participants will be asked to complete the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation along with several other assessment tests. Then speech treatment, guided by Opti-Speech, will be provided to the participant for up to 10 treatment sessions. The participant will be asked to come back after the final treatment for a 2-month follow-up assessment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-10
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Primary Completion: 2018-08
• Study Completion: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 2018-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

• English speaking individuals with speech errors resulting from persistent speech sound disorder, individuals with dysarthria resulting from neurological disorders and individuals with pre-lingual or congenital deafness.

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive impairments that affect their ability to understand and follow instructions by the treating speech language pathologists

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Opti-Speech	Opti-Speech	Speech treatment will be guided by Opti-Speech's visual feedback of tongue movement during speech

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percent articulatory accuracy	within 30 minutes of treatment	Sound probe lists will be administered within 30 minutes of treatment. Probe lists will be scored as correct or incorrect. The percentage of probes correct will be calculated

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Accuracy of Speech Sound Production from Pre-Treatment to Post-Treatment	Immediately prior to first speech treatment and 2 months after final treatment.	The Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation will be administered prior to any speech treatment with Opti-Speech and again 2 months after the final speech treatment session. The percentage of consonants correct (PCC) will be used to assess the change in accuracy of speech sound production from pre-treatment to post-treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

The Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Callier Center for Communication Disorders at UT Dallas; 🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States