ReaDySpeech: A feasibility study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  ReaDySpeech for people with dysarthria after stroke: a feasibility study

• IRAS ID

  172337

• Contact name

  Claire Mitchell

• Contact email

  claire.mitchell@manchester.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Manchester

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 2 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Dysarthria, or slurred speech, is caused by muscle weakness and is common after stroke. It leads to people feeling isolated, unconfident and uncomfortable in social situations. Speech therapy can offer support and reduce symptoms but is not always provided in the NHS. So we want to develop technologies, to enable more
  patients to access speech rehabilitation. This study will try the technology (ReaDySpeech) out with clinicians and patients to see what they think of it. If clinicians and patients think using technology is acceptable we will try it out with more people so we can fully test the technology.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/NW/0371

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 May 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion