The study is a prospective randomized controlled procedure to investigate the effect of ultrasound in articulation training and also the effect of treatment intensity in this mode of therapy. Targeted subjects are children with brain tumor or cleft palate with articulation errors which visualization of lingual movement using ultrasound may facilitate their acquisition of the sounds misarticulated. Subjects would be randomized to two groups of high and low treatment intensity, with stratification to the groups by disorders, age and gender whenever possible. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the treatment group or a waitlist control group in a 1:1 ratio.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
The intervention under investigation is a motor-phonetic approach to articulation therapy, enhanced with ultrasound visual biofeedback (UVBF). The treatment group will receive the intervention immediately, while the waitlist control group will receive treatment after the initial group completes the study. This design allows for comparative outcome assessments between both groups, ensuring that all participants ultimately receive treatment.
Hong Kong Children's Hospital and Child Assessment Centre of The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGStandardized perceptual speech assessment (HKCAT/C-CSAT)
Time frame: Week0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 16
20-item probe list
Time frame: Week0, Week4, Week8, Week16
treated and untreated word lists
Time frame: Week1-3, Week4
Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS): Traditional Chinese
Time frame: Week1, Week4, Week 8, Week 16
PedsQL TM (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory TM)
Time frame: Week 0, Week 4, Week 8,Week 16
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Time frame: Week 0, Week4, Week 8, Week16
Parental Stress Scale (PSS)
Time frame: Week0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 16
The Hong Kong Cantonese Articulation Test (HKCAT)
Time frame: Week0
Cantonese-Cleft Speech Assessment Tool (C-CSAT)
Time frame: Week0
The Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Scale (HKCOLAS)
Time frame: Week0
CLEFT-Q Speech Function Scale, Cantonese version
Time frame: Week0
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