Speech intervention for preschoolers with cleft palate using principles of motor learning

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: cleft palate; speech disorder; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001446459
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 10 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

1.Non-syndromic cleft palate which has been surgically repaired
2.Evidence of at least two cleft type speech and/or resonance errors on speech pathology assessment (at least 1 passive error and at least 1 active error)
3.3-6 years of age
4.Age appropriate comprehension skills as measured with the Preschool Language Scales – Fifth Edition (PLS-5)
5.No sensorineural hearing loss
6.English spoken at home
7.No other medically diagnosed developmental disability

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of speech errors in a child that has a cleft palate that are not able to be classified as cleft type speech errors on assessment by a speech pathologist

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of treatment items produced correctly in treatment sessions[each treatment session];Percentage of control words (similar but untreated words) produced correctly[Control probe, at beginning of treatment sessions 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15];Percentage consonants correct on standardised speech assessment (the standardised speech assessment to be used is the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) articulation and phonology subtests)[in first baseline session and at the post treatment assessment 4 weeks after completion of treatment]