Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hybrid and Traditional Speech Therapy for /ɹ/ and /s/ Sound Production

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

120

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2026

Conditions
Speech Sound Disorder
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Therapy

The child would receive standard speech therapy, meeting with the SLP once a week for therapy sessions for 8 weeks. These sessions will focus on articulation practice, where your child will work on speech sounds with direct feedback from the SLP.

BEHAVIORAL

Hybrid therapy

The child would receive standard speech therapy, meeting with the SLP once a week for therapy sessions for 8 weeks. These sessions will focus on articulation practice, where your child will work on speech sounds with direct feedback from the SLP. In addition to these weekly sessions, the child will practice using the AI-based speech therapy tool, Jessica, at home between sessions for 60 minutes per week. The tool will provide real-time feedback on the child's articulation and track their progress. The child will be asked to practice specific speech exercises, such as producing target sounds (e.g., /r/, /s/) in words, phrases, or sentences.

Trial Locations (1)

13244

RECRUITING

Syracuse University, Syracuse

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Better Speech

OTHER

lead

Syracuse University

OTHER