Can a training protocol and app make speech therapy work through a screen?
NCT ID NCT07820982
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at the University of Lahore are developing and testing a training protocol and a teletherapy app for speech-language pathologists in Pakistan. The study asks whether a standard training program can be validated and whether an app can improve how speech therapy is delivered. Speech-language pathologists and patients receiving teletherapy take part by completing questionnaires, joining interviews, and using the app for 12 weeks of weekly video sessions with home practice in between. The team measures changes in individually set communication goals and how often patients complete their home practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- app-supported teletherapy for speech and language therapy
- What this could lead to
- If the protocol and app work well, they could give speech-language pathologists in Pakistan a standard way to deliver therapy remotely and reach patients who cannot travel to a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- The study is small, with about 10 participants, and runs in one country, so the results may not apply elsewhere. Teletherapy also depends on reliable internet and devices, which some families may lack.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * • The inclusion criteria will include Speech Language Pathologists from Pakistan that are actively involved in the profession. * Speech language pathologists with minimum qualification of undergraduate degree in Speech language pathology and licensed SLP's working with patients through teletherapy mode will be included in the study. * SLP's dealing with speech, language and communication problems will be included in the study. * The patients or their guardians currently receiving speech language pathology services. * Any age range of patients or guardians will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * • The exclusion criteria will not involve seminars or academic activities; it will not consider the therapeutic interventions used by other counselling or session-based therapists i.e., psychologists. * Patients with psychological, visual impairment, physical limitations, and medical conditions such as cancer and other long-term diseases will be excluded from the study. * The patients with swallowing disorder are excluded in the study.
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