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

NCT02490826 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PGIS73
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Speech Disorders

Keywords

Speech Sound Disorders; Tabletop; Digital

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of Consonants Correct

  Calculation of the percentage of the correct produced consonants

  one year

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Parental Reports

  one and a half year

• Intelligibility Score

  one year

• Percentage of occurence of phonological processes

  one year

• Generalisation Score

  one year

• Phonetic Inventory

  one year

Study Arms (2)

Table-based T2T intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.

Other: Table-based T2T intervention

Tablet-based T2T intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.

Other: Tablet-based T2T intervention

Interventions

Table-based T2T intervention OTHER

Phonological therapy consists of a combination of phonological awareness activities, auditory and discrimination and auditory bombardment activities. This activities will be based on table top materials. The items used in the intervention will be based on the child's target speech production goals. This intervention will include the following areas: * Auditory Bombardment; * Auditory and discrimination; * Letter-sound knowledge; * Phoneme identity and phoneme matching; * Blending; * Segmentation; * Rhyme; * Phoneme manipulation.

Table-based T2T intervention

Tablet-based T2T intervention OTHER

Phonological therapy consists of a combination of phonological awareness activities, auditory and discrimination and auditory bombardment activities. This activities will be based on digital materials presented on a tablet. The items used in the intervention will be based on the child's target speech production goals. This intervention will include the following areas: * Auditory Bombardment; * Auditory and discrimination; * Letter-sound knowledge; * Phoneme identity and phoneme matching; * Blending; * Segmentation; * Rhyme; * Phoneme manipulation.

Tablet-based T2T intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 42 Months - 78 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aveiro University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Aveiro's University

Aveiro, 3810, Portugal

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Lousada M, Jesus LM, Capelas S, Margaca C, Simoes D, Valente A, Hall A, Joffe VL. Phonological and articulation treatment approaches in Portuguese children with speech and language impairments: a randomized controlled intervention study. Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2013 Mar-Apr;48(2):172-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00191.x. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

  PMID: 23472957 BACKGROUND

• Lousada M, Jesus LM, Hall A, Joffe V. Intelligibility as a clinical outcome measure following intervention with children with phonologically based speech-sound disorders. Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2014 Sep-Oct;49(5):584-601. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12095. Epub 2014 May 26.

  PMID: 24861159 BACKGROUND

• Jesus LM, Santos J, Martinez J. The Table to Tablet (T2T) Speech and Language Therapy Software Development Roadmap. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Jan 30;8(1):e11596. doi: 10.2196/11596.

  PMID: 30698534 DERIVED

Related Links

• Official T2T website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Speech Disorders; Speech Sound Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Luís MT Jesus

  Aveiro's University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2015
• First Posted: July 7, 2015
• Study Start: October 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2017
• Study Completion: October 1, 2017
• Last Updated: August 28, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

Locations

PT (1)