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Listener Training for Improved Intelligibility of People With Parkinson's Disease
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Primary language is English * 18 years or older * medical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (patient participants) * speech diagnosis of hyperkinetic dysarthria, exhibiting hallmark characteristics (patient participants) Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment * Less than 18 years of age * Primary language other than English
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Listener Training (behavioral)
Sponsor: Utah State University · Participants: 360 · Started: Apr 7, 2025
Contact the study team
- Morgan Robertson, PhD · Phone: 435-797-1388
- Stephanie Borrie, PhD · Phone: 435-797-1388
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06815263
Locations in the U.S.
| Florida | Florida State University, Tallahassee |
| Utah | Utah State University, Logan |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.