Article ; Online: Design of the PERSPECTIVE study
Trials, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-
PERsonalized SPEeCh Therapy for actIVE conversation in Parkinson’s disease (randomized controlled trial)
2022 Volume 11
Abstract: Abstract Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of personalized and home-based speech therapy on quality of life, intelligibility, and social participation for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who have a reduced intelligibility of speech. Background ...
Abstract | Abstract Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of personalized and home-based speech therapy on quality of life, intelligibility, and social participation for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who have a reduced intelligibility of speech. Background Speech problems in PD have a profound negative impact on social interaction and quality of life. Evidence for speech therapy in PD is growing, but more work remains needed to explore its full potential. Efficacy exists for highly intensive standardized speech treatment programs, but not all patients can comply with this rather intense intervention, especially the more severely affected ones. Here, we aim to study the effectiveness of personalized and home-based (remote) speech therapy in PD on quality of life and speech. The intervention will be supported by a dedicated speech training app. We expect that this approach will improve speech intelligibility and quality of life in patients irrespective of disease stage. Methods We will perform a single blind, randomized controlled trial, comparing 8 weeks of speech therapy to no intervention using a waiting list design. A total of 215 PD patients with problems in intelligibility will be recruited by 12 highly experienced speech therapists. All patients will be measured at baseline and after 8 weeks (primary endpoint). Additionally, the experimental group will be re-assessed one more time, after a wash-out period of 24 weeks. The control group will receive deferred treatment after 8 weeks, but without additional follow-up assessments. Our primary outcome is quality of life (as measured with PDQ-39). Secondary outcomes include speech and voice quality, intelligibility, severity of voice and speech complaints, and caregiver burden. Results The inclusion of participants has started on March 1, 2019, and is expected to be finalized on April 1, 2021. We expect to have the first results in January 2022. Conclusions We will investigate the effectiveness of speech therapy in PD. Particular strengths of our study include a ... |
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Keywords | Parkinson’s disease ; Speech therapy ; Telemedicine ; Randomized controlled trial ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 |
Subject code | 410 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | BMC |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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