NCT01684670

Intensive Dysarthria Sessions in Adults and Children With Down Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: Duke University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research study is designed to investigate the feasibility and treatment effects of a behavioral speech treatment in adults and children with Down Syndrome (DS) and dysarthria. The speech sessions will provide an intensive, articulation-based intervention focused on increasing effort during speech production via use of "clear speech." A single subject multiple baselines across subjects design will be employed in a total of six subjects divided into two groups of three. Changes in dependent measures will be determined by visual inspection, effect size determination, and time series analysis. The study follows accepted procedures in rehabilitation treatment and research and there are minimal foreseeable risks associated with participation.

Conditions

• Dysarthria
• Down Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Speech sessions	Subjects will be instructed to use clear speech and increased effort when speaking.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-05-01
• First posted: 2012-09-13
• Last updated: 2016-11-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States