Voiceitt for People With Impairments in Speech

University of Pittsburgh

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Speech Impairment; Speech Disorder

Treatments: Other: Voiceitt

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06874322

STUDY24100164

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the Voiceitt app in improving communication for individuals with speech impairments due to conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP), stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Parkinson's disease.

Full description

Conditions like CP, ALS, Stroke or Parkinson's disease, etc., cause communication impairment. There are few augmentative communication options that allow people with these impairments to communicate effectively.

Voiceitt is an app that is designed to assist people with speech impairments by using a voice recognition and dictation tool that adapts to users' unique, non-standard speech patterns. However, its effectiveness in clinical populations has not been established. This study is bridging the gap in evaluating the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of Voiceitt app in improving communication among people with mild to moderate speech impairments.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 13 or older
• moderately severe speech dysarthria due to conditions such as CP, stroke, ALS or Parkinson's Disease, etc.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions for using the Voiceitt app.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe cognitive impairments that prevent the understanding of the Voiceitt app and required training.
• Patients who have additional speech impairments other than dysarthria, such as significant aphasia or verbal apraxia.
• Severe physical impairments that prevent interaction with the app.
• Non-English speakers.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Voiceitt

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will use Voiceitt App. Voiceitt is a voice recognition and dictation tool that adapts to users' unique, non-standard speech patterns. It integrates with mainstream devices and platforms to enable communication, accessibility, and independence for people with speech disabilities. https://www.voiceitt.com/

Treatment:

Other: Voiceitt