Rhythmic Reading Training: Comparing the Rhythmic and Visual Contributions to Reading Improvement

Developmental Dyslexia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT): Comparing the Rhythmic and Visual Contributions to Reading Improvement in Developmental Dyslexia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04995991
• Other study ID #: RRT-VISUALCUE
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 9, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2021
• Source: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
• Contact: Alice Cancer, PhD
• Phone: 0272342282
• Email: alice.cancer[@]unicatt.it
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the specific effect of the sub-components of the reading training program Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT) on reading speed and accuracy in a sample of Italian students with developmental dyslexia (DD). More precisely, in order to better understand the neuropsychological mechanisms involved in reading improvements following RRT, the specific contribution of the visual component of the training (presence of a visual cue) will be investigated in a study with between-groups design.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: August 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 27, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• having been diagnosed with DD (ICD-10 code: F81.0) on the basis of standard inclusion and exclusion criteria (ICD-10: World Health Organization, 1992) and of the diagnosis procedure followed in the Italian practice

Exclusion Criteria:

• presence of comorbidity with other neuropsychiatric or psychopathological conditions

• having been involved in previous reading intervention programs in the previous 3 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Developmental Dyslexia
• Dyslexia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• RRT rhythm only
RRT is a child-friendly computerized reading training program designed for Italian students with DD aged 8-14 yrs. The main feature of this intervention is the integration of a traditional remediation approach (sublexical treatment) with rhythm processing. Therefore, all reading exercises are characterized by a rhythmic accompaniment with gradually increasing speed. In this condition, the RRT activities comprise only a rhythm accompaniment and no visual cue.
• RRT rhythm + visual cue
RRT is a child-friendly computerized reading training program designed for Italian students with DD aged 8-14 yrs. The main feature of this intervention is the integration of a traditional remediation approach (sublexical treatment) with rhythm processing. Therefore, all reading exercises are characterized by a rhythmic accompaniment with gradually increasing speed. In this condition, the rhythmic accompaniment is synchronize with a visual cue (the verbal stimuli are highlighted using a red font in synchrony with the rhythm).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	Catholic University of the Sacred Heart	Milan

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart	Associazione La Nostra Famiglia, Como, Italy, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Word reading speed - DDE-2	Word reading speed in syllable / second	5 weeks
Primary	Word reading accuracy - DDE-2	Word reading accuracy in n. of errors	5 weeks
Primary	Word reading speed - DDE-2	Word reading speed in syllable / second	3 months
Primary	Word reading accuracy - DDE-2	Word reading accuracy in n. of errors	3 months
Primary	Pseudo-word reading speed - DDE-2	Pseudo-word reading speed in syllable / second	5 weeks
Primary	Pseudo-word reading accuracy - DDE-2	Pseudo-word reading accuracy in n. of errors	5 weeks
Primary	Pseudo-word reading speed - DDE-2	Pseudo-word reading speed in syllable / second	3 months
Primary	Pseudo-word reading accuracy - DDE-2	Pseudo-word reading accuracy in n. of errors	3 months
Primary	Text reading speed - MT-3-Clinica Battery	Text reading speed in syllable / second	5 weeks
Primary	Text reading accuracy - MT-3-Clinica Battery	Text reading accuracy in n. of errors	5 weeks
Primary	Text reading speed - MT-3-Clinica Battery	Text reading speed in syllable / second	3 months
Primary	Text reading accuracy - MT-3-Clinica Battery	Text reading accuracy in n. of errors	3 months
Secondary	Phonemic awareness task (Judica et al., in press)	N. of errors in phonemic blending + n. of errors in phonemic elision	5 weeks
Secondary	Phonemic awareness task (Judica et al., in press)	N. of errors in phonemic blending + n. of errors in phonemic elision	3 months
Secondary	Digit span (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV, WISC-IV)	Forward and backward digit span	5 weeks
Secondary	Digit span (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV, WISC-IV)	Forward and backward digit span	3 months
Secondary	Rapid Automatized naming task - RAN (De Luca et al., 2005)	RAN speed in seconds	5 weeks
Secondary	Rapid Automatized naming task - RAN (De Luca et al., 2005)	RAN speed in seconds	3 months
Secondary	Selective Auditory attention task - NEPSY-II	N. of errors	5 weeks
Secondary	Selective Auditory attention task - NEPSY-II	N. of errors	3 months
Secondary	Rhythm reproduction task	n. of correctly reproduced rhythmic patterns	5 weeks
Secondary	Rhythm reproduction task	n. of correctly reproduced rhythmic patterns	3 months