Abstract

The aim of this project is to determine the efficacy of delivering a proven speech therapy treatment for PD via the new technology of PDA's. This application is represents a novel approach to meet the (growing) need to provide speech therapy services to a greater number of PD patients. In addition, the application seeks to determine whether PDA's could be used as remote data acquisition devices.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21)
Project #
5R21DC005583-02
Application #
6625899
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZNS1-SRB-K (04))
Program Officer
Shekim, Lana O
Project Start
2002-03-01
Project End
2006-02-28
Budget Start
2003-03-01
Budget End
2006-02-28
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$145,396
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Colorado at Boulder
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
007431505
City
Boulder
State
CO
Country
United States
Zip Code
80309

  Publications

Halpern, Angela E; Ramig, Lorraine O; Matos, Carlos E C et al. (2012) Innovative technology for the assisted delivery of intensive voice treatment (LSVT®LOUD) for Parkinson disease. Am J Speech Lang Pathol 21:354-67
Ramig, Lorraine Olson; Fox, Cynthia; Sapir, Shimon (2004) Parkinson's disease: speech and voice disorders and their treatment with the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. Semin Speech Lang 25:169-80