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Visual Feedback for Speech

(PVF Trial)

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Overseen ByTara McAllister, PhD
Age: 18 - 65
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: New York University
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study examines whether individual differences in how speakers respond to hearing versus physical sensation during speech can predict who benefits most from visual feedback during a speech task. Healthy adults will complete a series of tasks in which auditory feedback is altered in real time through headphones, with and without an added visual display of the speech signal. A computational model will be used to estimate how strongly each participant relies on hearing versus physical sensation when monitoring speech. The study will then test whether this individual profile predicts how much the visual display improves each participant's ability to respond to the altered feedback.

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Tara McAllister, PhD

Principal Investigator

New York University

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I am between 18 and 45 years old.
* Pass qualitative screening of speech, voice, and resonance based on connected speech sample
English is my main or equally main language, and I learned it by age 3.
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Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

Baseline

Participants complete two versions of an altered auditory feedback task without visual feedback to estimate auditory and somatosensory response parameters.

1 day
1 visit (in-person)

Treatment

Participants complete a standard adaptive altered auditory feedback task with simultaneous real-time visual-acoustic biofeedback.

1 day
1 visit (in-person)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for any delayed effects or additional data collection post-treatment.

2-4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Altered Auditory Feedback (AAF)
  • Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback

How Is the Trial Designed?

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Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Altered Auditory Feedback With and Without Visual FeedbackExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

New York University

Lead Sponsor

Trials
249
Recruited
229,000+

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator

Trials
377
Recruited
190,000+