Contribution of the Somatosensory System to Speech Perceptual Processing

NCT ID: NCT04818021

Last Updated: 2026-02-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-01

Study Completion Date

2025-07-31

Brief Summary

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These studies test the hypothesis that the repeated pairing of somatosensory inputs with speech sounds, such as occurs during speech motor learning, results in changes to the perceptual classification of speech sounds.

Detailed Description

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This study will assess changes to the perceptual classification of speech sounds that are related to repeated pairing of somatosensory and auditory inputs (as would occur during speech motor learning). Before and after the training, base-line and post-training auditory perceptual performance will be examined in the absence of somatosensory stimulation, in order to evaluate the effects of the pairing on speech perception. Perceptual classification and speech motor learning will both be assessed on a 0 to 100 scale.

Conditions

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Speech Consolidation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Adaptation to Altered Auditory Feedback

Adaptation to Altered Auditory Feedback

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sensorimotor adaptation in speech

Adaptation to Altered Auditory Feedback + Forward Skin Stretch

Adaptation to Altered Auditory Feedback + Forward Skin Stretch

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sensorimotor adaptation in speech

Facial Skin Stretch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Facial skin stretch

Adaptation to Altered Auditory Feedback + Backward Skin Stretch

Adaptation to Altered Auditory Feedback + Backward Skin Stretch

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sensorimotor adaptation in speech

Facial Skin Stretch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Facial skin stretch

Speech Repetition Control

Speech Repetition Control

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sensorimotor adaptation in speech

Interventions

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Adaptation

Sensorimotor adaptation in speech

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Facial Skin Stretch

Facial skin stretch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* right handed adults
* no known physical or neurological abnormalities

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with:
* cardiac pacemaker
* surgical clips or values on the heart
* implants
* metal or metallic fragments in any part of the body
* pregnancy
* claustrophobia
* a personal or family history of epilepsy
* currently taking antipsychotic drugs
* currently taking antidepressant drugs
* currently taking antianxiety drugs.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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McGill University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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David Ostry

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Haskins Laboratories

Locations

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McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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R01DC017439

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2000025475_b

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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