Speech Therapy for Cleft Palate

Overseen By Chadley Copeland, MPA, MEd, CCRP

Age: < 18

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Disqualifiers: Sensory disorder, Neurological disorder, VPI, others

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 22

Duration: 10 weeks

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this interventional study is to see if online speech therapy works just as well as face-to-face speech therapy in children with cleft palate. The main purposes are:

To compare the speech accuracy of target sounds in words produced by children with cleft palate between online and face-to-face speech therapy.

To compare the gain in speech accuracy in sentences produced by children with cleft palate between online and face-to-face speech therapy.

To assess whether changes in speech intelligibility are perceived by parents. To explore what kinds of factors influence speech accuracy. To explore speech training accuracy and speech understandability training accuracy during speech therapy sessions in children with CP

Participants will participate in 30-minute speech intervention sessions twice a week for 10 weeks, either in-person or online.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I have normal hearing or use hearing aids and passed a hearing test.

Having a speech sound disorder as determined by a score ≤ 30th percentile on the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-3 (GFTA-3)

I am between 5 and 11 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

Demonstrates a medically diagnosed sensory or neurological disorder based on parents' report

English is not the primary language spoken at home. Bilingual children will not be excluded

Children who do not demonstrate cleft speech characteristics

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Treatment

Participants receive 30-minute speech intervention sessions twice a week for 10 weeks, either in-person or online

10 weeks

20 visits (in-person or virtual)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in speech accuracy and intelligibility after treatment

1 week

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Speech Intervention Via Telepractice

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Telepractice Group Active Control 1 Intervention

Speech therapy delivered through telepractice modality

Group II: Face-to-Face Group Placebo Group 1 Intervention

Speech therapy delivered through face-to-face home health modality

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lead Sponsor

Trials

107

Recruited

11,500+