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

August 22, 2019 updated by: Luís Miguel Teixeira de Jesus, Aveiro University

Intervention Software for Children With Speech Sound Disorders

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Table to Tablet (T2T) project aims 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 children aged between 3 years and 6 months and 6 years and 6 months with phonologically based Speech Sound Disorders (SSD).

One group consists of European Portuguese (EP) speakers and one group of British English (BE) speakers. Each group should include 20 children with the referred criteria and the performance across the two groups will be compared.

The total duration of the project will be 30 month (software development over the first 12 months and an intervention study during following 18 months).

The T2T team includes 3 Speech and Language Therapists and 3 engineers/researchers plus a designer that will develop the T2T material.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Portugal
      • Aveiro, Portugal, 3810
        • Aveiro's University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 6 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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.

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Table-based T2T intervention

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

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.
Active Comparator: Tablet-based T2T intervention

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

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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Consonants Correct
Time Frame: one year
Calculation of the percentage of the correct produced consonants
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Parental Reports
Time Frame: one and a half year
Questionnaire focused on: speech improvement; enjoyment of therapy; effect of therapy on their understanding of their child.
one and a half year
Intelligibility Score
Time Frame: one year
How well a client's speech is understood by other individuals, i.e. understandability of speech.
one year
Percentage of occurence of phonological processes
Time Frame: one year
Calculations of the percentage of occurence of phonological processes
one year
Generalisation Score
Time Frame: one year
Generalization probe of the trained phonological process to five non-intervention words.
one year
Phonetic Inventory
Time Frame: one year
List of produces consonants
one year
Percentage of Correct Vowels
Time Frame: one year
Calculation of the percentage of the correct produced vowels
one year
Percentage of Phonemes Correct
Time Frame: one year
Calculation of the percentage of the correct produced phonemes
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Aveiro University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Luís MT Jesus, Aveiro's University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 22, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 2, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

July 7, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 28, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 22, 2019

Last Verified

August 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • PGIS73

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