Table to Tablet (T2T): A Novel Intervention Framework for Children With Speech Sound Disorders

Aveiro University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Speech Disorders

Treatments: Other: Tablet-based T2T intervention; Other: Table-based T2T intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02490826

PGIS73

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of this study is to develop software as a tool in speech and language therapy for the treatment of children (Portuguese and English) with phonologically based Speech Sound Disorders (SSD). Further, this project aims to test the effectiveness of this approach with two groups of preschool and school aged children with phonologically based SSD, with one group consisting of European Portuguese (EP) speakers and one group of British English (BE) speakers. Performance across the two groups will be compared. The total duration of the project will be 30 month.

Full description

The Table to Tablet (T2T) project aims to develop software as a tool in speech and language therapy for the treatment of children (Portuguese and English) with phonologically based Speech Sound Disorders (SSD). Further, this project aims to test the effectiveness of this approach with two groups of children aged between 3 years and 6 months and 6 years and 6 months with phonologically based Speech Sound Disorders (SSD).

One group consists of European Portuguese (EP) speakers and one group of British English (BE) speakers. Each group should include 20 children with the referred criteria and the performance across the two groups will be compared.

The total duration of the project will be 30 month (software development over the first 12 months and an intervention study during following 18 months).

The T2T team includes 3 Speech and Language Therapists and 3 engineers/researchers plus a designer that will develop the T2T material.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 42 to 78 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnose of Phonologically based Speech and Sound Disorder;
• Portuguese as native language;
• Audition of 20 decibels (dB) or lower in the frequencies 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000;
• Normal non-verbal ability (NVIQ) according to age;
• Receptive language skills within normal limits.

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnose of childhood apraxia of speech;
• Structural or functional oral alterations

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Table-based T2T intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

A combined phonological awareness therapy, listening and discrimination and auditory bombardment activities intervention will be applied. This will be based in a table top material version. The intervention will consist of 12 weekly sessions (individual) of 45 min in duration, divided into two blocks (6+6) without any breaks.

Treatment:

Other: Table-based T2T intervention

Tablet-based T2T intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

A combined phonological awareness therapy, listening and discrimination and auditory bombardment activities intervention will be applied. This will be based in a tablet (digital) material version. The intervention will consist of 12 weekly sessions (individual) of 45 min in duration, divided into two blocks (6+6) without any breaks.

Treatment:

Other: Tablet-based T2T intervention