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CompletedNCT02705326Updated Dec 31, 2018

Evaluating the Efficacy of Opti-Speech for Speech Treatment

An interventional study of Opti-Speech in Articulation Disorder, Dysarthria and Prelingual Deafness, sponsored by Vulintus, Inc.. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-12-31.

Sponsored by Vulintus, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
37
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
12 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 30 studies in Dysarthria with a site in United States — 11 open to participants now, 13 under way, none of them phase 3. Dysarthria · United States.

Enrollment
13th of 24
37 · median 39
Started
2016
with 1 other
No phase
23 of 30
11 open now
Registered
7th of 30
by date

Among the 30 studies in Dysarthria with a site in United States, this one is the 13th largest by enrollment of the 24 interventional ones, is one of 2 that started in 2016, is one of 23 with no phase, and was the 7th registered.

By phase

30 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phasethis study23 · 11 open
Observational6 · 0 open
Phase 11 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 1979; this study’s year is marked. 2 started in 2016.

Size and results

Median enrollment 39 across the 24 interventional studies, 160 across the 6 observational. Of the 15 that completed or were terminated, 3 (20%) have results posted.

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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if feedback from a three-dimensional real-time visualization of the tongue, a program called Opti-Speech, can be used to improve speech.

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Participants will be asked to complete the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation along with several other assessment tests. Then speech treatment, guided by Opti-Speech, will be provided to the participant for up to 10 treatment sessions. The participant will be asked to come back after the final treatment for a 2-month follow-up assessment.

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Conditions studied

  • Articulation Disorder
  • Dysarthria
  • Prelingual Deafness

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • English speaking individuals with speech errors resulting from persistent speech sound disorder, individuals with dysarthria resulting from neurological disorders and individuals with pre-lingual or congenital deafness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cognitive impairments that affect their ability to understand and follow instructions by the treating speech language pathologists
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
37 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Opti-Speech

    Speech treatment will be guided by Opti-Speech's visual feedback of tongue movement during speech

    Device: Opti-Speech

Interventions

  • DeviceOpti-Speech

    Uses visual feedback of the tongue's motion to guide speech sound production

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent articulatory accuracy

    Sound probe lists will be administered within 30 minutes of treatment. Probe lists will be scored as correct or incorrect. The percentage of probes correct will be calculated

    Time frame: within 30 minutes of treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Accuracy of Speech Sound Production from Pre-Treatment to Post-Treatment

    The Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation will be administered prior to any speech treatment with Opti-Speech and again 2 months after the final speech treatment session. The percentage of consonants correct (PCC) will be used to assess the change in accuracy of speech sound production from pre-treatment to post-treatment

    Time frame: Immediately prior to first speech treatment and 2 months after final treatment.

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Study locations

2 sites
  • The Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
  • Callier Center for Communication Disorders at UT Dallas
    Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Katz WF, Mehta S. Visual Feedback of Tongue Movement for Novel Speech Sound Learning. Front Hum Neurosci. 2015 Nov 19;9:612. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00612. eCollection 2015. PubMed 26635571 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jan 2016 to primary completion in Aug 2018, 31 months.

Of 34 interventional studies with no phase under Dysarthria, half reached primary completion within 35 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 23 and three quarters within 55. This study's 31 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 1, 2016
First posted
Mar 10, 2016
StartActual
Jan 2016
Primary completionActual
Aug 2018
CompletionActual
Aug 2018
Last update
Dec 31, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 31, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02705326
Lead sponsor
Vulintus, Inc.
Collaborators
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), Callier Center for Communication Disorders, Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, Case Western Reserve University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 10, 2016
Start date
Jan 2016
Primary completion
Aug 2018
Completion
Aug 2018
Last update
Dec 31, 2018

Study contacts

Jennell Vick, PhD
principal investigator · Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, Case Western Reserve University
Thomas F Campbell, PhD
principal investigator · Callier Center for Communication Disorders at UT Dallas
Holle L Carey, MS
principal investigator · Vulintus, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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