Speech DisordersREVISONNCT02752425
Visual Feedback of Tongue by Ultrasound Echography for Speech Trouble Rehabilitation
A study testing Visual feedback in people with Speech Disorders, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 2 sites in France.
Trial summary
Speech is a privileged means of communication for humans: its trouble can thus prove being extremely handicapping. Standard speech therapy is limited in some cases by the lack of sensory feedback available to the patient (hearing, surgery, neural damage, etc.). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 8 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Speech Disorders
- What is being tested?
- Visual feedback
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesFrance
- Study dates
- 30 May 2016to 15 May 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 8 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Articulatory troubles needing speech therapy
- French mother tongue
- Adult patients [18 ≥ age < 80 years] who underwent buccopharyngeal surgery after cancer diagnostic OR children [8 ≥ age < 18 years] suffering from central nervous system damage
Who cannot join
- Incapacity to easily understand the speech therapist instructions
- People protected by the law
- People deprived from freedom by judiciary decision
- Potential allergy to the water-based conducting gel used to ensure good skin - probe contact
- Overweight if large fatty mass under chin
- Major edema under chin limiting echogenicity
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- Non corrected vision or hearing problems
- For the adults: central or peripheral neural damage
- History of Ear, Nose, and Throat surgery or radiotherapy
- For the adults: isolated articulatory trouble, former articulatory trouble not treated, disfluency
- Massive orofacial dyspraxia
- Posture trouble
- Motor problem in upper limbs
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
France2 sites
Institut d'Education Motrice
Eybens, 38320
Centre Médical Rocheplane
Saint-Martin-d'Hères, 38400
About this study
Speech is a privileged means of communication for humans: its trouble can thus prove being extremely handicapping. Standard speech therapy is limited in some cases by the lack of sensory feedback available to the patient (hearing, surgery, neural damage, etc.).
The present study aims at quantify the contribution of the tongue articulatory visual feedback offered by ultrasound echography to speech trouble rehabilitation.
Read more
Two complementary populations will be studied : 30 adults with buccopharyngeal surgery, and 10 childrens with important speech troubles due to central nervous system damage.
The principle is to conduct standard speech therapy sessions, alternating series of sessions with the use of visual feedback and sessions without visual feedback.
The progress will be regularly measured by means of standard batteries of speech articulation tests.
- Conditions
- Speech Disorders
- Being tested
- Visual feedback
- Keywords
- Speech disorders, Speech therapy, Visual feedback, Buccopharyngeal surgery, Central nervous system damage
- Medical subject headings
- Speech Disorders, Communication Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Visual feedbackDevice
Use of ultrasound echography for tongue articulatory visual feedback
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| With visual feedback | Experimental | Session of speech therapy conducted with the additional use of articulatory visual feedback based on ultrasound echography, which allows to visualize the patient's tongue in real time on a computer screen Receives: Device: Visual feedback |
| Without visual feedback | No intervention | Session of speech therapy without use of ultrasound echography |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
BECD test score
One of the primary outcome will be measured as the difference of increase of total BECD score between the therapy sessions with and without visual feedback.
BECD ("Batterie d'Evaluation Clinique de la Dysarthrie, Battery of Clinical Evaluation of Dysarthria") is a French speech articulation test.
Measured: 4 months
MBLF test score
The second primary outcome will be measured as the difference of increase of total MBLF score between the therapy sessions with and without visual feedback.
MBLF ("Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale, Motricity of Mouth, Tongue and Face") is a French speech articulation test.
Measured: 4 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Perception test scores
The secondary outcome will be measured as the difference of increase of the scores of perception obtained by a jury listening to a selected set of patients' speech sounds between the therapy sessions with and without visual feedback. The speech sounds are those recorded during the batteries of speech articulation tests.
Measured: 4 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Study start30 May 2016
- Primary completion15 May 2018
- Study completion15 May 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Speech DisordersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Hospices Civils de LyonThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Pierre BADIN, PhD, Study director, GIPSA-lab, CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02752425
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 69HCL15_0736
- Acronym
- REVISON
- Status last verified
- Jan 2019
- First submitted
- 21 Apr 2016
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Girod-Roux M, Hueber T, Fabre D, Gerber S, Canault M, Bedoin N, Acher A, Beziaud N, Truy E, Badin P. Rehabilitation of speech disorders following glossectomy, based on ultrasound visual illustration and feedback. Clin Linguist Phon. 2020 Sep 1;34(9):826-843. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2019.1700310. Epub 2020 Jan 28.
PubMed 31992079
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Visual Feedback of Tongue by Ultrasound Echography for Speech Trouble Rehabilitation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02752425
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REVISON / 69HCL15_0736
- Conditions
- Speech Disorders
- Keywords
- Speech disorders, Speech therapy, Visual feedback, Buccopharyngeal surgery, Central nervous system damage
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Hospices Civils de LyonUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 May 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 May 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 May 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Speech is a privileged means of communication for humans: its trouble can thus prove being extremely handicapping. Standard speech therapy is limited in some cases by the lack of sensory feedback available to the patient (hearing, surgery, neural damage, etc.).
The present study aims at quantify the contribution of the tongue articulatory visual feedback offered by ultrasound echography to speech trouble rehabilitation.
Two complementary populations will be studied : 30 adults with buccopharyngeal surgery, and 10 childrens with important speech troubles due to central nervous system damage.
The principle is to conduct standard speech therapy sessions, alternating series of sessions with the use of visual feedback and sessions without visual feedback.
The progress will be regularly measured by means of standard batteries of speech articulation tests.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| With visual feedback | Experimental | Device: Visual feedbackSession of speech therapy conducted with the additional use of articulatory visual feedback based on ultrasound echography, which allows to visualize the patient's tongue in real time on a computer screen |
| Without visual feedback | No intervention | –Session of speech therapy without use of ultrasound echography |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 8 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Articulatory troubles needing speech therapy
- French mother tongue
- Adult patients [18 ≥ age < 80 years] who underwent buccopharyngeal surgery after cancer diagnostic OR children [8 ≥ age < 18 years] suffering from central nervous system damage
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Incapacity to easily understand the speech therapist instructions
- People protected by the law
- People deprived from freedom by judiciary decision
- Potential allergy to the water-based conducting gel used to ensure good skin - probe contact
- Overweight if large fatty mass under chin
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Visual feedbackUse of ultrasound echography for tongue articulatory visual feedback | Device | With visual feedback |
Primary outcome
BECD test score
Time frame: 4 months
One of the primary outcome will be measured as the difference of increase of total BECD score between the therapy sessions with and without visual feedback. BECD ("Batterie d'Evaluation Clinique de la Dysarthrie, Battery of Clinical Evaluation of Dysarthria") is a French speech articulation test.
MBLF test score
Time frame: 4 months
The second primary outcome will be measured as the difference of increase of total MBLF score between the therapy sessions with and without visual feedback. MBLF ("Motricité Bucco-Linguo-Faciale, Motricity of Mouth, Tongue and Face") is a French speech articulation test.
1 secondary outcome
Perception test scores
Time frame: 4 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Sep 2025.
- Results publication: PubMed 31992079Girod-Roux M, Hueber T, Fabre D, Gerber S, Canault M, Bedoin N, Acher A, Beziaud N, Truy E, Badin P. Rehabilitation of speech disorders following glossectomy, based on ultrasound visual illustration and feedback. Clin Linguist Phon. 2020 Sep 1;34(9):826-843. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2019.1700310. Epub 2020 Jan 28.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Pierre BADIN, PhD study director
GIPSA-lab, CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Visual feedback in people with Speech Disorders, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 2 sites in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
BECD test score (time frame: 4 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02752425, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Sep 2025.