Voiceitt for People With Impairments in Speech

NCT ID: NCT06874322

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-06-25
• Study Completion Date: 2026-08-31

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the Voiceitt app in improving communication for individuals with speech impairments due to conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP), stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Parkinson's disease.

Detailed Description

Conditions like CP, ALS, Stroke or Parkinson's disease, etc., cause communication impairment. There are few augmentative communication options that allow people with these impairments to communicate effectively.

Voiceitt is an app that is designed to assist people with speech impairments by using a voice recognition and dictation tool that adapts to users' unique, non-standard speech patterns. However, its effectiveness in clinical populations has not been established. This study is bridging the gap in evaluating the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of Voiceitt app in improving communication among people with mild to moderate speech impairments.

Conditions

Speech Impairment; Speech Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Voiceitt

Participants will use Voiceitt App. Voiceitt is a voice recognition and dictation tool that adapts to users' unique, non-standard speech patterns. It integrates with mainstream devices and platforms to enable communication, accessibility, and independence for people with speech disabilities. https://www.voiceitt.com/

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Voiceitt

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will use Voiceitt App

Interventions

Voiceitt

Participants will use Voiceitt App

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 13 or older
• moderately severe speech dysarthria due to conditions such as CP, stroke, ALS or Parkinson's Disease, etc.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions for using the Voiceitt app.

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe cognitive impairments that prevent the understanding of the Voiceitt app and required training.
• Patients who have additional speech impairments other than dysarthria, such as significant aphasia or verbal apraxia.
• Severe physical impairments that prevent interaction with the app.
• Non-English speakers.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Duquesne University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Brad Dicianno

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Brad E Dicianno, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pittsburgh

Locations

Center for Assistive Technology

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Brad E Dicianno, MD

Role: CONTACT

dicianno@pitt.edu

(412) 648-6666

Zara Ambadar, Ph.D

Role: CONTACT

ambadar@pitt.edu

4126086118

Facility Contacts

Katya Hill, PhD, CCC-SLP

Role: primary

khill@pitt.edu

412-383-6659

Brad E Dicianno, MD

Role: backup

dicianno@pitt.edu

(412) 648-6666

Other Identifiers

STUDY24100164

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id