Actively Recruiting
Listener Training for Improved Intelligibility of People With Parkinson's Disease
Led by Utah State University · Updated on 2026-04-23
360
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
212 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
Utah State University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Listener training offers a promising avenue for improving communication for people with dysarthria due to Parkinson's disease by offsetting the intelligibility burden from the patient onto their primary communication partners. Here, we employ a repeated-measures, randomized controlled trial to establish the efficacy of listener training for patients with PD and their primary communication partners. This translational work will establish a new realm of clinical practice in which the intelligibility impairments in PD are addressed by training partners to better understand dysarthric speech, thus elevating communication outcomes and participation in daily life.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Listener Training for Improved Intelligibility of People With Parkinson's Disease
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Primary language is English
- 18 years or older
- Medical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (patient participants)
- Speech diagnosis of hyperkinetic dysarthria with hallmark characteristics (patient participants)
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe cognitive impairment
- Less than 18 years of age
- Primary language other than English
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, United States, 32306
Actively Recruiting
2
Utah State University
Logan, Utah, United States, 43221
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Research Team
M
Morgan Robertson, PhD
CONTACT
S
Stephanie Borrie, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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