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Status unknownNCT03199092Updated Jan 25, 2018

Rhythmic Reading Training Compared to 'Abilmente' Method

An interventional study of RRT+sat and Abilmente in Developmental Dyslexia, sponsored by Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Status unknown at 2 sites in Italy. Open to participants aged 9 Years to 13 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-25.

Sponsored by Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jan 2018), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
9 Years to 13 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), a computer-assisted intervention method that combines sublexical reading exercises with rhythm processing, and that of a multimodal intervention comprising different methodology, called 'Abilmente'. All interventions were delivered for a period ranging 1-2,5 months, in 60 minutes biweekly sessions.

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Conditions studied

  • Developmental Dyslexia

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Keywords

  • Reading
  • Developmental Dyslexia
  • Music
  • Rhythm
  • Intervention
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In context

Dyslexia

124 studies on the registry are indexed under Dyslexia; 27 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 32 is below the median of 76 across 106 interventional studies indexed under Dyslexia.

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Lead sponsor

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart is the lead sponsor of 227 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
9 Years to 13 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • having been diagnosed with DD (ICD-10 code: F81.0) on the basis of standard inclusion and exclusion criteria (ICD-10: World Health Organization, 1992) and of the diagnosis procedure followed in the Italian practice

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • presence of comorbidity with other neuropsychiatric or psychopathological conditions (whereas comorbidity with other learning disabilities were allowed)
  • exclusion criteria for the use of tDCS (e.g. epilepsy, pregnancy).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
32 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    RRT+sat

    RRT in combination with specific auditory training (sat) administered for a total of 20 hours over 10 weeks (60 minutes biweekly sessions).

    Behavioral: RRT+sat

  • Experimental
    Abilmente

    Abilmente method administered for a total of 10 hours over 5 weeks (60 minutes biweekly sessions).

    Behavioral: Abilmente

Interventions

  • BehavioralRRT+sat

    RRT is a child-friendly computerized reading training program designed for Italian students with DD aged 8-14 yrs. The main feature of this intervention is the integration of a traditional remediation approach (sublexical treatment) with rhythm processing. Therefore, all reading exercises are characterized by a rhythmic accompaniment with gradually increasing speed. For this study, RRT was delivered in combination with a specific auditory training involving several music games specifically designed for improving auditory processing abilities typically compromised in children with DD.

  • BehavioralAbilmente

    'Abilmente' method is an intervention for DD that comprises several validated treatments resulting in a proposal tailored to meet individual needs and features.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Text reading accuracy expressed in number of errors change

    Text reading accuracy expressed in number of errors The ability to read aloud a text was assessed using the Italian standardized test 'Prove di lettura MT', which provides speed and accuracy scores in reading aloud age-normed texts.

    Time frame: 1 month

  2. Text reading speed expressed in syllables per seconds change

    The ability to read aloud a text was assessed using the Italian standardized test 'Prove di lettura MT', which provides speed and accuracy scores in reading aloud age-normed texts.

    Time frame: 1 month

  3. Word reading speed expressed in syllables per seconds change

    The ability to read aloud lists of words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 28 words each with different lengths and frequency of use); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 30 words varying according to length: short vs. long and frequency of use: low vs. high frequency).

    Time frame: 1 month

  4. Word reading accuracy expressed in number of errors change

    The ability to read aloud lists of words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 28 words each with different lengths and frequency of use); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 30 words varying according to length: short vs. long and frequency of use: low vs. high frequency).

    Time frame: 1 month

  5. Pseudo-word reading speed expressed in syllables per seconds change

    The ability to read aloud lists of pseudo-words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-word reading (2 lists of 16 pseudo-words each with different lengths); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-words reading (2 lists of 30 pseudo-words varying for length: short vs. long).

    Time frame: 1 month

  6. Pseudo-word reading accuracy expressed in number of errors change

    The ability to read aloud lists of pseudo-words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-word reading (2 lists of 16 pseudo-words each with different lengths); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-words reading (2 lists of 30 pseudo-words varying for length: short vs. long).

    Time frame: 1 month

  7. Text reading accuracy expressed in number of errors change

    Text reading accuracy expressed in number of errors The ability to read aloud a text was assessed using the Italian standardized test 'Prove di lettura MT', which provides speed and accuracy scores in reading aloud age-normed texts.

    Time frame: 2.5 months

  8. Text reading speed expressed in syllables per seconds change

    The ability to read aloud a text was assessed using the Italian standardized test 'Prove di lettura MT', which provides speed and accuracy scores in reading aloud age-normed texts.

    Time frame: 2.5 months

  9. Word reading speed expressed in syllables per seconds change

    The ability to read aloud lists of words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 28 words each with different lengths and frequency of use); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 30 words varying according to length: short vs. long and frequency of use: low vs. high frequency).

    Time frame: 2.5 months

  10. Word reading accuracy expressed in number of errors change

    The ability to read aloud lists of words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 28 words each with different lengths and frequency of use); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for word reading (4 lists of 30 words varying according to length: short vs. long and frequency of use: low vs. high frequency).

    Time frame: 2.5 months

  11. Pseudo-word reading speed expressed in syllables per seconds change

    The ability to read aloud lists of pseudo-words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-word reading (2 lists of 16 pseudo-words each with different lengths); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-words reading (2 lists of 30 pseudo-words varying for length: short vs. long).

    Time frame: 2.5 months

  12. Pseudo-word reading accuracy expressed in number of errors change

    The ability to read aloud lists of pseudo-words was assessed using the following Italian standardized tests: 'Assessment battery for Developmental Dyslexia and Dysorthography-2' (Batteria per la valutazione della dislessia e disortografia evolutiva - DDE-2), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-word reading (2 lists of 16 pseudo-words each with different lengths); 'Word and pseudo-word reading test' (WPRT, Prova di lettura di parole e non parole), in which speed and accuracy scores were computed for pseudo-words reading (2 lists of 30 pseudo-words varying for length: short vs. long).

    Time frame: 2.5 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
    Milan, 20123, Italy
  • Studio Abilmente
    Milan, Italy
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 25, 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
NCT03199092
Lead sponsor
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Responsible party
Alice Cancer (PhD candidate, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 26, 2017
Start date
Jun 26, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 12, 2017
Completion
Apr 2018 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 25, 2018

Study contacts

Alessandro Antonietti, PhD
study director · Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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