A Multidimensional Study on Articulation Deficits in Parkinsons Disease

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – 85 Years

Healthy volunteers: 1

Enrollment: 50

Sponsor: Florida State University

Summary

Articulatory deficits are present in most speakers with dysarthria, which negatively impacts their speech intelligibility, yet little is known about the relationship between articulatory movement and speech intelligibility. This study will examine the relationship between articulation measures, both acoustic and kinematic, and their relationship to perceptual measures (i.e., speech intelligibility and articulation ratings) in 30 individuals with dysarthria secondary to Parkinson's disease and 30 neurologically healthy adults of the same age. The findings will have implications for behavioral management.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:neurological diagnosis of PD (for the PD group only)diagnosis of dysarthria (for the PD group only)native English speakerno evidence of cognitive impairment, as indicated by a score above 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessmentable to read a paragraph in 19-point fontExclusion Criteria:Not within the age limits

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