NCT06921122Not yet recruiting
Use Of A Tongue Strength Training Device And Its Relationship With Speech In Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Use Of The Iowa Oral Performance Instrument In Speech Therapy Intervention In Individuals With Parkinson's Disease: Randomized Clinical Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Apr 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Parkinson's Disease affects the brain and causes several movement problems. These problems include stiff muscles, slow movements, shaking when resting, and trouble keeping balance. As the disease gets worse, it can also affect how people speak. Doctors and therapists have found better ways to test how Parkinson's affects speech. There's one special therapy method that's considered the best for helping people with Parkinson's speak better. Now, they're also using a new tool called IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) to help test and treat speech problems. This research project wants to see if using IOPI can help people with Parkinson's speak better. Here's how they'll do it: First, they'll split people with Parkinson's into two groups randomly. Everyone will take speech tests, like: Holding an "a" sound as long as they can; Saying "pataka" repeatedly; Counting from 1 to 15; Reading sentences; Speaking freely about a topic; They'll also measure how strong their tongue is using IOPI. Then, one group will get therapy using the IOPI tool, while the other group won't. After the therapy is done, they'll test everyone again to see if the IOPI therapy helped improve their speech. The researchers hope this study will show that IOPI is a helpful new tool for speech therapy, giving therapists more ways to help people with Parkinson's speak better.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 6 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 10 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 20 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT06921122
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 10 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 20 Dec 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Subjects who are not currently off the medication;
Other illness
- Those with other neurological conditions will be excluded.
Other
- Those whose serious alterations of language and cognition are unable to perform the proposed tasks;
Who the study is looking for
- All individuals with an age greater than or equal to 18 years who have been diagnosed with idiopathic PD attended at the Movement Disorders Outpatient and at the Speech Therapy Outpatient Degenerative Adult of a quaternary health care hospital.
- Who will participate in the project entitled Validation and applicability of the Test of Mastication and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS) for the Brazilian population with Parkinson's disease approved under No. 2023-0402.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Unknown status |
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