AI-Assisted Treatment for Speech Sound Disorders

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Syracuse University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up after 5 weeks of treatment and again 10 weeks later.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study whether AI-assisted speech practice helps school-age kids learn the "r" sound better. All kids get 1 lesson/wk with a human clinician for 5 weeks; some get 3 AI lessons/wk alongside, others after.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children aged 9 to 17 with speech sound disorders affecting their 'r' sounds, who speak American English and started learning it by age 3. They must have normal hearing, no significant cognitive or neurological conditions, no obstructive orthodontic appliances, and access to videoconferencing over broadband internet.

What is being tested?

The study compares two methods of improving the 'r' sound in children: traditional lessons from a human speech-language pathologist once a week and additional sessions three times a week with an AI clinician either concurrently or sequentially.

What are the potential side effects?

There are generally no physical side effects expected from this type of intervention. However, participants may experience frustration or fatigue during speech practice sessions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ before the initiation of treatment and again 5 weeks later.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~before the initiation of treatment and again 5 weeks later.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and before the initiation of treatment and again 5 weeks later. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Secondary study objectives

Change in percent correct for the /ɹ/ sound in practiced words, rated by blinded listeners.

Change in percent correct for the /ɹ/ sound in untreated words, rated by blinded listeners.

Retention of percent correct for the /ɹ/ sound in untreated words, rated by blinded listeners.

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: SEQUENTIAL treatment orderExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

* 5 speech lessons with a human speech-language clinician: 1 time per week for 5 weeks. * 15 speech lessons with an AI clinician (supervised by the caregiver), 3 times per week for the 5 weeks AFTER the human clinician sessions end.

Group II: CONCURRENT treatment orderExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

* 5 speech lessons with a human speech-language clinician: 1 time per week for 5 weeks. * 15 speech lessons with an AI clinician (supervised by the caregiver), 3 times per week DURING the same 5 weeks as the human clinician sessions.

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