Speech flexibility following oral cancer treatment: acoustic and kinematic explorations

Recruiting

• Conditions: dysarthria; Pathological speech; 10019190

• Registration Number: NL-OMON54265
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed with T1 or T2 tumor in the oral cavity
2. At least 18 years old and able to provide informed consent
3. Native speaker of Dutch
4. Has nog been treated for oral cancer before

Exclusion Criteria

1a. Recurrence of disease (for patients)
1b. Treated for oral cancer (for healthy controls)
2. Speech problems (e.g., stuttering)
3. Problems with sight or hearing that impede reading or understanding
instructions. When glasses or a hearing aid
resolve these problems, then participants are not excluded.
4. Neurological or psychological disorders (e.g., stroke)
5. Non-removable metal in, on or around the head (piercings, braces, pacemaker,
electrodes)
6. Self-reported signs of depression

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameters are the articulatory trajectories of the tongue, the<br /><br>lips and the jaw during the production of speech of patients and controls as<br /><br>measured by electromagnetic articulography (EMA). The amplitude, velocity and<br /><br>stiffness of these movements will be analysed. In addition, compensation to<br /><br>auditory and tactile feedback perturbation will be studied. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Acoustic measures of speech (e.g., intensity, speech rate, and spectral moments<br /><br>of specific sounds).</p><br>