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Beatboxing and Residual Speech Errors

Primary Purpose

Speech Sound Disorder

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
BEAT-Speech
Traditional Articulation Approach
Sponsored by
Duquesne University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Speech Sound Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

8 Years - 16 Years (Child)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosed with a speech sound disorder due to residual speech sound errors

Exclusion Criteria:

  • out of age range
  • history of hearing, neurogenic, behavioral diagnoses that can contribute to speech disorder
  • English is not first or preferred language
  • concurrent treatment for speech goals

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    Beatboxing: BEAT-Speech

    Traditional Articulation Approach

    Arm Description

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Speech sound accuracy: dichotomous ratings
    rated by naive, blinded raters
    Speech sound accuracy: visual analog scale ratings
    rated by naive, blinded raters, will mark accuracy on a scale from 0-100 mm (not at all accurate to completely accurate). There is no formal name to this scale at this time given that it is novel to the study.
    Phonetic accuracy
    % of consonants correct determined by phonetic transcription completed by trained transcribers

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    therapeutic engagement level
    measured via clinician ratings and naive, blinded raters who will code nonverbal behaviors associated with engagement/disengagement
    Hopkins Rehabilitation Engagement Rating
    five item quantitative questionnaire completed by instructors only after final session
    Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Rating Scale
    single item questionnaire completed by instructors after each treatment session
    PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Pediatric Peer Relationship Scale
    questionnaire completed by participants to assess impact of treatment on social activities and participation. Scale is from 0-4 which is from worse to best outcome.
    Adolescent Communication Questionnaire
    assesses self-efficacy/individual's belief in their ability to make change and succeed in therapy. Scale is fro 1 to 5 with the lowest number being associated with the greatest amount of negative impact to the highest number being associated with no impact.
    Qualitative interview regarding functional outcomes
    phenomenological approach to better understanding themes associated with this novel therapy approach and traditional therapy approach

    Full Information

    First Posted
    February 27, 2019
    Last Updated
    March 8, 2023
    Sponsor
    Duquesne University
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT03972449
    Brief Title
    Beatboxing and Residual Speech Errors
    Official Title
    The Impact of Beatboxing on the Management of Individuals With Residual Speech Errors
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    March 2023
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Withdrawn
    Why Stopped
    Funding not received.
    Study Start Date
    May 5, 2024 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    September 15, 2025 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    December 15, 2025 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Principal Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    Duquesne University

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    This project will study the effect of practicing speech sounds via beatboxing on speech accuracy, engagement in therapy, and functional outcomes for older children and adolescents with speech sound disorders (SSDs). Though SSDs exhibited by young children are often considered, SSDs are among the most frequent communication disorders in school-aged and adolescent children. SSDs can persist until adulthood. Individuals exhibit residual speech errors (RSE) when speech sounds are produced incorrectly after the age of eight, the age at which speech production is expected to be error-free. Common RSE include /r/, /s/, and /z/, all of which have high frequency in American English. Beatboxing is a unique manipulation of the speech mechanism in which the individual creates repetitive, percussive and other instrumental sounds by actually being the instrument. Beatboxing is engaging and increasingly found in a variety of musical contexts and mainstream culture. The broad objective of this investigation is to explore the impact of beatboxing as an intervention tool on the speech produced and the functional outcomes attained by children with RSE compared to a traditional articulation therapy approach.The effect of a beatboxing intervention approach (BEAT-Speech) will be compared to traditional articulation therapy and employs a two-group pretest-posttest design. Specifically, the research aims to 1) assess the impact of beatboxing on speech sound production accuracy and amount of targets produced during therapy; 2) examine the relative level of client engagement of individuals exposed to beatboxing intervention; and 3) explore influences of beatboxing experiences on communication, activities, and participation in social and daily interactions.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Speech Sound Disorder

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    0 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Beatboxing: BEAT-Speech
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Title
    Traditional Articulation Approach
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Intervention Type
    Behavioral
    Intervention Name(s)
    BEAT-Speech
    Intervention Description
    BEAT-Speech integrates beatboxing techniques within speech-therapy services for individuals with speech sound disorders.
    Intervention Type
    Behavioral
    Intervention Name(s)
    Traditional Articulation Approach
    Intervention Description
    The traditional approach to treating speech sound disorders focus on one or two sounds at a time until they are mastered by the client. Perceptual and production training are used with target starting at simple (isolation) and moving to more complex (sentences). A variety of cues such as shaping and phonetic placement cues are used.
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Speech sound accuracy: dichotomous ratings
    Description
    rated by naive, blinded raters
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    Speech sound accuracy: visual analog scale ratings
    Description
    rated by naive, blinded raters, will mark accuracy on a scale from 0-100 mm (not at all accurate to completely accurate). There is no formal name to this scale at this time given that it is novel to the study.
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    Phonetic accuracy
    Description
    % of consonants correct determined by phonetic transcription completed by trained transcribers
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    therapeutic engagement level
    Description
    measured via clinician ratings and naive, blinded raters who will code nonverbal behaviors associated with engagement/disengagement
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    Hopkins Rehabilitation Engagement Rating
    Description
    five item quantitative questionnaire completed by instructors only after final session
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Rating Scale
    Description
    single item questionnaire completed by instructors after each treatment session
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Pediatric Peer Relationship Scale
    Description
    questionnaire completed by participants to assess impact of treatment on social activities and participation. Scale is from 0-4 which is from worse to best outcome.
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    Adolescent Communication Questionnaire
    Description
    assesses self-efficacy/individual's belief in their ability to make change and succeed in therapy. Scale is fro 1 to 5 with the lowest number being associated with the greatest amount of negative impact to the highest number being associated with no impact.
    Time Frame
    within two years
    Title
    Qualitative interview regarding functional outcomes
    Description
    phenomenological approach to better understanding themes associated with this novel therapy approach and traditional therapy approach
    Time Frame
    within two years

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    8 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    16 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: • diagnosed with a speech sound disorder due to residual speech sound errors Exclusion Criteria: out of age range history of hearing, neurogenic, behavioral diagnoses that can contribute to speech disorder English is not first or preferred language concurrent treatment for speech goals

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No

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