Noise-augmented Automatic Speech Recognition for Speech Treatment in Parkinson's Disease

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether noise-augmented feedback using automatic speech recognition improves intelligibility and social participation in individuals with Parkinson's disease. The main questions the investigators will address are: Does noise-augmented feedback lead to increased intelligibility, as measured by transcription accuracy scores? Does a self-managed speech protocol lead to increased social participation, as measured by the Communicative Participation Item Bank and the Communicative Effectiveness Index questionnaires? Participants will: Receive 2-4 initial speech assessments in-person in our lab. Engage in speech treatment sessions at home using their phone and computer four days a week for four weeks. Four of those sessions will be directly monitored online by a speech-language pathologist. The rest of the sessions are completed by the participant. Come to the lab for two post-treatment assessments following completion of treatment. Come to the lab six months after treatment completion for an additional assessment.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether noise-augmented feedback using automatic speech recognition improves intelligibility and social participation in individuals with Parkinson's disease. The main questions the investigators will address are: Does noise-augmented feedback lead to increased intelligibility, as measured by transcription accuracy scores? Does a self-managed speech protocol lead to increased social participation, as measured by the Communicative Participation Item Bank and the Communicative Effectiveness Index questionnaires? Participants will: Receive 2-4 initial speech assessments in-person in our lab. Engage in speech treatment sessions at home using their phone and computer four days a week for four weeks. Four of those sessions will be directly monitored online by a speech-language pathologist. The rest of the sessions are completed by the participant. Come to the lab for two post-treatment assessments following completion of treatment. Come to the lab six months after treatment completion for an additional assessment.

Understand Me for Life: Using Noise-augmented Automatic Speech Recognition to Improve Intelligibility in Parkinson's Disease

Noise-augmented Automatic Speech Recognition for Speech Treatment in Parkinson's Disease

Condition
Parkinson Disease
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 10027

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Participants will qualify for the study if:
  • * They are 50-80 years old,
  • * They have a medical diagnosis of PD,
  • * They are within stages I-IV of Hoehn \& Yahr Scale,
  • * Their antiparkinsonian medication schedule is stable,
  • * They present with mild to moderate dysarthria,
  • * They score ≥ 25 in the MMSE,
  • * They score ≤ 24 in the BDI-III.
  • * Participants will be excluded from the study if they:
  • * Present with atypical parkinsonism at the time of screening (or other neurological condition),
  • * Underwent neurosurgery treatment (DBS),
  • * Received intensive voice-focused treatment less than three months prior to their involvement in the current study,
  • * Present with any speech or voice pathology that is unrelated to PD.

Ages Eligible for Study

50 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Teachers College, Columbia University,

Gemma Moya-Galé, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Teachers College, Columbia University

Study Record Dates

2027-06-30