Visual-acoustic biofeedback intervention for children with speech sound disorder

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This research evaluates the effectiveness of a visual-acoustic biofeedback intervention for children with speech sound disorder, comparing delivery methods of in-person versus telepractice. Participants aged 9 to 17 will be randomly assigned to receive the same treatment through either method, using the same software for biofeedback. Progress will be assessed through listener ratings of speech intelligibility and surveys measuring socio-emotional well-being and satisfaction with therapy. The study aims to determine if telepractice can deliver comparable results to traditional in-person therapy.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Must be between 9;0 and 17;11 (years;months) old at the time of enrollment.
* Must speak English as the dominant or equally dominant language
* Must have begun learning English by age 3, per parent report.
* Must hear a rhotic dialect of English from at least one speaker in the home if the home language is English.
* Must pass a pure-tone hearing screening.
* Must pass a brief examination of oral structure and function.
* Must exhibit less than thirty percent accuracy, based on trained listener ratings, on a probe list eliciting /r/ in various phonetic contexts at the word level.
* Must demonstrate age-appropriate receptive and expressive language abilities on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-5 (CELF-5).
* Must have access to a laptop or desktop computer for study sessions in the event of randomization to the telepractice condition.
* Must have home wifi sufficient to support video calls in the event of randomization to the telepractice condition.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Must not exhibit voice or fluency disorder of a severity judged likely to interfere with the ability to participate in study activities.
* Must not currently have orthodontia that crosses the palate and cannot be removed.
* Must not have history of permanent hearing loss.
* Must not have an existing diagnosis of developmental disability such as cerebral palsy or Down Syndrome.
* Must not have history of major brain injury, surgery, or stroke in the past year.
* Must not have epilepsy with active seizure incidents with in the past 6 months.
* Must not show clinically significant signs of apraxia of speech or dysarthria.

Where it's running

• Montclair State University
  Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States Recruiting
• Syracuse University
  Syracuse, New York, United States Recruiting
• New York University
  New York, New York, United States Active not recruiting

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.