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An RCT of a Telemedicine Intervention for Hypokinetic Dysarthria in PD

NCT04617496 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2026-01-07

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Summary

Nearly 90% of people with Parkinson's disease have speech and voice disorders that negatively impact their ability to communicate effectively in daily life. This study will test the hypothesis that a combined speech and exercise intervention will improve speech intelligibility in people with Parkinson's disease and speech impairment. This approach would offer an affordable way to continue to both instruct and encourage training by Veterans virtually indefinitely through the remote access technology. These findings may help VA clinicians provide optimal care for the many Veterans with Parkinson's disease and speech impairment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Combined speech and exercise intervention

Home-based exercise intervention with interactive automated speech response features

BEHAVIORAL

Health education

Provision of general information about a variety of topics

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • David W Sparrow, DSc · VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-30
Completion
2025-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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