Intelligibility Assessment for Parkinson's Disease

NCT04829006 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 21/01-002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators aim at testing the efficacy of an app to measure sentence intelligibility in noise in speakers with Parkinson's disease and in healthy controls.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Keywords

intelligibility; voice disorders; dysarthria

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Transcription scores

  Percent of words correctly transcribed

  30 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Speakers

OTHER

Participants will be recording sentences using a customized app, which is the focus of the current investigation. There is no arm per se, as the current investigation does not involve an intervention. The current investigation aims at developing and pilot testing an app.

Device: Understand Me For Life

Interventions

Understand Me For Life DEVICE

The aim of the current investigation is to test the efficacy of an app to measure sentence intelligibility in noise in speakers with Parkinson's disease and in healthy controls.

Speakers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Have a medical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
• Have experienced changes in your voice (e.g., your voice has "lost its strength") and your voice is a current concern
• Have not received individual speech therapy for the past 2 years (group therapy is ok)
• Have a stable medication schedule
• Have not received DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
• Are a native speaker of American English

You may not qualify if:

• If criteria above are not met
• Healthy controls:
• Be a native speaker of American English
• Have no history of neurological impairment
• Have no history of speech or language problems
• If criteria above are not met
• Listeners:
• Be a native speaker of American English
• Be between 18-55 years old
• Have no history of speech-language-hearing problems
• Pass a free hearing screening
• Have received the Covid19 vaccine
• If criteria above are not met

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Long Island University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Long Island University

Brooklyn, New York, 11201, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease; Voice Disorders; Dysarthria

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Movement Disorders; Synucleinopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Laryngeal Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Articulation Disorders; Speech Disorders; Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Study Officials

• Gemma Moya Gale, Ph.D.

  Long Island University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor, CCC-SLP

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2021
• First Posted: April 2, 2021
• Study Start: April 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2022
• Study Completion: April 4, 2022
• Last Updated: April 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Locations

US (1)