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Withdrawn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
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Speech Sound Disorder
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
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
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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