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Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to nonprogressive brain damage (Review) Sellars C, Hughes T, Langhorne P This is a reprint of a Cochrane review, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2009, Issue 1 http://www.thecochranelibrary.com Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. TABLE OF CONTENTS HEADER . . . . . . . . . . ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY . BACKGROUND . . . . . . . OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . METHODS . . . . . . . . . RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . DISCUSSION . . . . . . . . AUTHORS’ CONCLUSIONS . . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . REFERENCES . . . . . . . . CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDIES DATA AND ANALYSES . . . . . APPENDICES . . . . . . . . WHAT’S NEW . . . . . . . . HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTHORS DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST . SOURCES OF SUPPORT . . . . INDEX TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 i [Intervention Review] Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to nonprogressive brain damage Cameron Sellars1 , Thomas Hughes2 , Peter Langhorne3 1 Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. 2 Neurology and Rehabilitation, Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff, UK. 3 Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Contact address: Cameron Sellars, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF, UK. [email protected]. Editorial group: Cochrane Stroke Group. Publication status and date: Edited (no change to conclusions), published in Issue 1, 2009. Review content assessed as up-to-date: 3 February 2005. Citation: Sellars C, Hughes T, Langhorne P. Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD002088. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002088.pub2. Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ABSTRACT Background Dysarthria is a common sequel of non-progressive brain damage (typically stroke and traumatic brain damage). Impairment-based therapy and a wide variety of compensatory management strategies are undertaken by speech and language therapists with this patient population. Objectives To determine the efficacy of speech and language therapy interventions for adults with dysarthria following non-progressive brain damage. Search methods We searched the trials registers of the following Cochrane Groups: Stroke, Injuries, Movement Disorders and Infectious Diseases. We also searched the trials register of the Cochrane Rehabilitation and Related Therapies Field. The trials registers were last searched in September 2004. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 2, 2004), MEDLINE (1966 to September 2004), EMBASE (1980 to September 2004), CINAHL (1983 to September 2004), PsycINFO (1974 to October 2004), and Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (1983 to December 2004) were searched electronically. We handsearched the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders (1966 to 2005, Issue 1) and selected conference proceedings, and scanned the reference lists of relevant articles. We approached colleagues and speech and language therapy training institutions to identify other possible published and unpublished studies. Selection criteria Unconfounded randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Data collection and analysis One author assessed trial quality. Two co-authors were available to examine any potential trials for possible inclusion in the review. Main results No trials of the required standard were identified. Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1 Authors’ conclusions There is no evidence of the quality required by this review to support or refute the effectiveness of speech and language therapy interventions for dysarthria following non-progressive brain damage. Despite the recent commencement of a RCT of optimised speech and language therapy for communication difficulties after stroke, there continues to be an urgent need for good quality research in this area. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage Speech and language therapy treatments for people with dysarthria have not been tested in large clinical trials. Dysarthria is a speech problem which can be caused by a number of brain disorders including conditions such as stroke and head injury. Typical features of dysarthria include slurring of speech and quiet voice volume. Psychological distress is often experienced by people with dysarthria. Speech and language therapists employ a range of treatments to help people with dysarthria. There are no large clinical trials which have tested whether these treatments are effective. BACKGROUND Dysarthria has been defined as a “neurologic motor speech impairment that is characterized by slow, weak, imprecise, and/or uncoordinated movements of the speech musculature and may involve respiration, phonation, resonance, and/or oral articulation.” (Yorkston 1996). It can be a feature of developmental and acquired neurological conditions, both of the peripheral and central nervous systems. This review will focus on dysarthria resulting from non-progressive diseases of the central nervous system acquired in adulthood. These are, principally, stroke and traumatic brain injury but could include meningitis, encephalitis, and post-surgical meningioma and acoustic neuroma. The rationale for the inclusion of multiple pathologies arises from the likelihood that, to date, studies of treatment benefit have been small, limited in number, and have included patients with a number of diagnoses (Yorkston 1996). Estimates of the prevalence of dysarthria following traumatic brain injury vary from 10% to 60% in different series (Sarno 1986; Yorkston 1989). Frequencies of between 20% and 30% have been reported for stroke (Arboix 1990; Melo 1992; Warlow 1996). Traditionally, speech and language therapists (SLTs; the abbreviation SLT is also used for speech and language therapy) have managed dysarthria by assisting in differential diagnosis, treating the speech problem, and preventing secondary complications by facilitating participation in normal activities of life (Yorkston 1996). Differential diagnosis will not be considered in this review. Management strategies otherwise undertaken by SLTs include the following. (1) Attempted normalisation of muscle tone and/or increasing strength and movement precision and co-ordination (Netsell 1984). (2) Behavioural compensation, e.g., reducing rate of speech beyond an already slower rate to promote improved intelligibility (Yorkston 1987). (3) Elimination of maladaptive responses such as increasing rate of speech in order to reduce a speaking rate wrongly perceived as being too slow (Yorkston 1987). (4) Provision of prosthetic devices such as the palatal lift or training appliance to compensate for hypernasality in speech (Tudor 1974). (5) Provision of assistive devices. These can range from very lowtech aids such as an alphabet board to a highly sophisticated computerised system. They may be intended to facilitate a single function such as improving rate of speech with a pacing board (Crow 1989) or to replace speech completely (McNamara 1983). (6) Reducing the handicap by altering the environment, listener training, and promoting positive attitudes in those regularly communicating with the dysarthric individual (Berry 1983). The settings in which such interventions take place are varied and may include hospital, specialised rehabilitation unit, or the patient’s home. The treatments may involve single individuals, groups of patients, vary in intensity, and be subject to review and maintenance therapy. Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2 OBJECTIVES We hypothesised that speech and language therapy interventions would be effective for adults with dysarthria following non-progressive acquired brain damage. METHODS Criteria for considering studies for this review Types of studies These were limited to those described as unconfounded randomised controlled trials (RCTs), even where the method of randomisation was not fully specified. In the event of uncertainty about allocation concealment, study authors were to be contacted for clarification. Types of participants All adults (over 16 years of age at onset of the cerebral injury) who had become dysarthric following acquired brain damage (i.e., principally stroke and traumatic brain injury but also including conditions such as meningitis, encephalitis, and post-surgical meningioma and acoustic neuroma). Patients at any stage after injury onset were considered for inclusion with the provision that the stage would be recorded for sensitivity analysis. Types of interventions We included interventions which are delivered, determined, directed, or facilitated by a SLT. For the purposes of this review, the term SLT is used to refer to those individuals holding a professional qualification recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, UK, or belonging to a body of similar professional standing elsewhere in the world. Possible interventions included: (1) articulation, voice, and prosody training; (2) behavioural interventions; (3) the use of sign language as a supplement or alternative to speech; (4) prosthetic devices; (5) assistive communication devices; (6) listener training programmes; (7) listener advice. The above list was not considered to be exhaustive, and a broadbased search strategy was designed accordingly. The following possible study designs were considered. (1) SLT intervention compared with no SLT intervention (i.e., SLT versus nil). (2) SLT intervention compared with an alternative SLT intervention (i.e., SLT A versus SLT B). (3) SLT intervention compared with an intervention undertaken by non-SLT personnel, e.g., delivered by volunteers (i.e., SLT versus non-SLT). Types of outcome measures The primary outcome measure considered was the Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment. Secondary outcome measures included other standardised measures of articulation (range, speed, strength, and co-ordination); perceptual measures of voice and prosody (e.g., Vocal Profile Analysis); physiological measures (e.g., airflow studies); acoustic measures (e.g., fundamental frequency, pitch perturbation (jitter), amplitude perturbation (shimmer), etc. as measured by, e.g., computerised sound spectrography); measures of intelligibility and listener acceptability; mood scales (e.g., Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Wakefield Self-assessment Depression Inventory, Beck Questionnaire, etc.); subjective health scales (e.g., Euroquol, SF-36, Nottingham Health Profile); patient satisfaction as addressed by e.g., questionnaire survey; carer outcomes; and resource use (cost of provision of services, devices, etc.). No restriction was placed on timing of outcome measures relative to completion of treatment. Where possible, outcomes were to be specified in relation to the underlying pathology (stroke, traumatic brain injury, etc.). Search methods for identification of studies See: ’Specalized register’ section in Cochrane Stroke Group We searched the trials registers of the following Cochrane Groups for relevant trials: Stroke, Injuries, Movement Disorders, and Infectious Diseases. We also searched the trials register of the Cochrane Rehabilitation and Related Therapies Field. The Cochrane Movement Disorders Group was contacted for an updated search of its trials register but did not respond to this request. The trials registers were last searched in September 2004. (1) In addition, we searched the following electronic bibliographic databases. • The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library Issue 2, 2004) • MEDLINE (1966 to September 2004) • EMBASE (1980 to September 2004) • CINAHL (1983 to September 2004) • PsycLIT (1974 to 2000; searching continued on the PsycINFO database as below) • PsycINFO (1999 to October 2004) • Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts (1983 to December 2004) We developed intervention-based search strategies in consultation with the Review Group Trials Search Co-ordinators to avoid un- Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 3 necessary duplication of effort. The search strategies for MEDLINE (Appendix 1) and CENTRAL (Appendix 2) were developed and were modified for other databases. (2) We handsearched the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders (known as the British Journal of Disorders of Communication (1966 to 1991) and the European Journal of Disorders of Communication (1992 to 1997)) for the years 1966 to 2005 (Issue 1). (3) We approached universities and colleges in the UK where SLTs are trained to identify recent and ongoing research into dysarthria. (4) We checked conference proceedings identified in electronic and other searching by direct reference to the literature. We handsearched titles and abstracts for possible randomised trials. (5) We checked reference lists of all relevant articles identified for possible randomised trials. (6) We approached colleagues and researchers to identify other possible published and unpublished studies. No language restriction was imposed on the studies, and we sought translations where necessary. Data collection and analysis Two authors (CS and TH) were available to assess independently the eligibility and quality of any trials for possible consideration. Any differences would be resolved by discussion or by reference to the third independent author (PL). No formal methodological scoring system was used, but trials were assessed for methodological quality with attention paid to whether there was protection from the following types of bias: (1) selection bias, i.e., true random sequencing, and true concealment up to time of allocation; (2) exclusion bias, i.e., withdrawal after trial entry; (3) detection bias, i.e., unmasked assessment of outcome. Descriptive information for each trial (with respect to methodological quality, participants, interventions, and outcomes) was to be recorded in the ’Characteristics of included studies’ table. Data for all prespecified outcomes were to be tabulated, where possible. Where trials were judged sufficiently similar with respect to their descriptive characteristics, an attempt was to be made to synthesise the data using standard statistics: odds ratios for dichotomous outcomes and standardised mean differences for continuous outcomes. Results were to be subjected to a random-effects meta-analysis. Ninety-five per cent confidence intervals were to be generated throughout the review where possible. Subgroups for dysarthria due to stroke and traumatic brain injury were to be identified before trials were analysed together and were to be subjected to analysis in relation to the primary outcome measure using heterogeneity chi-squared statistics. Heterogeneity was to be determined using the I2 statistic (I2 greater than or equal to 50%: moderate heterogeneity; I2 greater than or equal to 75%: extreme heterogeneity). If heterogeneity was found to be present, possible causes would be considered. Where appropriate, sensitivity analysis was to be performed to assess the effect of differences in methodological quality, intervention type, and patient characteristics. Where trials other than those studying the effect of SLT versus no SLT were included (i.e., SLT A versus SLT B and SLT versus non-SLT), all analyses were to be separately undertaken. If statistical combination of different studies proved impossible, a narrative account of the included trials would be given. RESULTS Description of studies See: Characteristics of excluded studies; Characteristics of ongoing studies. Literature searching has generated in excess of 10,000 titles. These were examined, and where a title clearly identified a study as not being relevant to this review, it was rejected. Abstracts of the remaining titles, where available, were checked for possible inclusion in the review. These totalled in excess of 2000. Studies clearly indicating in their title or in the published abstract that a methodology other than RCT (e.g., single-case treatment design) was used were rejected. Over 100 studies were consulted in the original (where the language of the publication was not English, informed opinion was sought from a native speaker as to the methodological status of the study). Sixteen studies were considered for inclusion but rejected from the review. Six studies could be clearly excluded on at least one criterion (Fukusako 1989; Ince 1973; Light 2001; Pilon 1998; Robertson 2001; Yorkston 1981), while the remaining 10 were rejected on at least two criteria (Braverman 1999; Cohen 1992; Cohen 1993; Crow 1989; Enderby 1990; Huffman 1978; Keenan 1993; Main 1997; Ray 2002; Yorkston 1990). Of studies identified in the literature search and subsequently excluded, 10 included 10 or fewer participants. No studies meeting the stated criteria for inclusion were identified. Risk of bias in included studies No studies were found for inclusion. Effects of interventions No studies were available for analysis. DISCUSSION Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 4 Dysarthria is a common event after stroke and traumatic brain injury, and may also be a feature of other non-progressive conditions. It is clear from the published literature that speech and language therapists in the UK, and their counterparts elsewhere in the world, devote substantial time and energy to the management of dysarthria. While a research agenda is not lacking, this has been directed in no small part to descriptive studies (Kent 1998) and to consideration of analysis procedures (Kent 1999). The research effort targeting treatment efficacy and effectiveness has been small-scale and has often favoured single-case or small N design. This picture is not dissimilar to that found in other areas related to communication disorders following non-progressive brain damage such as aphasia (Greener 1999). Meta-analysis of single-case studies has been undertaken for SLT management of aphasia (Robey 1999), but such an endeavour is beyond the remit and the stated methods of this review and, in any case, will increase the risk of bias, including publication bias. The lack of large-scale clinically controlled trials is likely to be the result of the diversity of conditions underlying dysarthria, simple practical problems (such as attending for therapy) in achieving compliance in a therapy regime, and a lack of adequate funding for larger-scale research endeavours. It is encouraging to note, however, that concerted efforts are being made to develop a greater awareness among clinicians of the need for a firm evidence base for practice (Hanson 2004; Yorkston 2001a; Yorkston 2001b; Yorkston 2003). The Clinical Sciences and Disorders Clinical Trials and Research Group (CSDRG), for example, receives funding from an institute of the US National Institutes of Health and aims to promote the conduct of RCTs in the communication-impaired population (Baum 1999). A substantial RCT of optimised SLT for communication difficulties after stroke (including dysarthria) is currently underway in the UK (ACT NoW 2004). AUTHORS’ CONCLUSIONS Implications for practice Therapies and management strategies for dysarthria following non-progressive brain damage as undertaken by speech and language therapists cannot presently be supported or refuted by good quality evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Patients, carers, clinicians, service providers and other interested parties will have to consider other sources of evidence, such as case studies and expert opinion. Implications for research Despite the recent commencement of a RCT of optimised speech and language therapy (SLT) for communication difficulties after stroke, there remains an urgent need for RCTs to compare SLT interventions for dysarthria following non-progressive brain damage with no treatment, or if this is ethically unacceptable, to compare alternative SLT interventions. Funding bodies may wish to consider the need to re-align their priorities to accommodate an area of rehabilitation that has to date received scant attention, while speech and language therapists will have to face the challenge of devising research questions that go some way to addressing the complexities of the condition of concern and of the rehabilitation approaches presently undertaken by them. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The significant contribution of Brenda Thomas, Trials Search Coordinator of the Cochrane Stroke Group, and of Irene Stirling, librarian at Strathclyde University Library, in devising search strategies and in running searches is gratefully acknowledged. REFERENCES References to studies excluded from this review Braverman 1999 {published data only} Braverman SE, Spector J, Warden DL, Wilson BC, Ellis TE, Bamdad MJ, et al.A multidisciplinary TBI inpatient rehabilitation programme for active duty service members as part of a randomized controlled trial. Brain Injury 1999; 13(6):405–15. Cohen 1992 {published data only} Cohen NS. The effect of singing instruction on the speech production of neurologically impaired persons. Journal of Music Therapy 1999;29(2):87–102. Cohen 1993 {published data only} Cohen NS, Masse R. The application of singing and rhythmic instruction as a therapeutic intervention for persons with neurogenic communication disorders. 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Evidence-based medicine and practice guidelines: application to the field of speech-language pathology. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology 2001;9(4):243–56. Yorkston 2001b Yorkston KM, Spencer K, Duffy J, Beukelman D, Golper LA, Miller R, et al.Evidence-based practice guidelines for dysarthria: management of velopharyngeal function. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology 2001;9(4): 257–74. Yorkston 2003 Yorkston KM, Spencer KA, Duffy JR. Behavioral management of respiratory/phonatory dysfunction from dysarthria: a systematic review of the evidence. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology 2003;11(2):xiii–xxxviii. References to other published versions of this review Sellars 2000 Sellars C. [Determining the availability of good quality evidence for the effectiveness of speech and language therapy interventions for dysarthria post–stroke (Abstract)]. Proceedings of the Consensus Conference on Stroke Treatment and Service Delivery. Edinburgh, UK: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2000. Sellars 2001 Sellars C, Legg L, Langhorne P, Pollock A. Determining the availability of good quality evidence for the effectiveness of speech and language therapy interventions for dysarthria post-stroke (Abstract). Cerebrovascular Diseases 2001;11 (Suppl 4):43. Sellars 2002 Sellars C, Hughes T, Langhorne P. Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to nonprogressive brain damage: a systematic Cochrane review. Clinical Rehabilitation 2002; 16(1):61–8. ∗ Indicates the major publication for the study Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDIES Characteristics of excluded studies [ordered by study ID] Study Reason for exclusion Braverman 1999 Randomised controlled trial but included patients with communication problems other than dysarthria Employed non-SLT interventions Cohen 1992 Not a randomised controlled trial but a multiple single-case study design Included patients with communication problems other than dysarthria Employed non-SLT interventions Cohen 1993 Randomised controlled trial but included patients with dysarthria resulting from developmental and progressive causes Employed non-SLT interventions Crow 1989 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Employed mainly patients with progressive conditions Enderby 1990 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group retrospective study Patients had communication problems other than dysarthria Fukusako 1989 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a before and after study Huffman 1978 Not a randomised controlled trial, but paired comparison Employed non-SLT interventions Therapy not specific to dysarthria Ince 1973 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Keenan 1993 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a before and after study Unclear if patients were simply dysarthric Light 2001 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Main 1997 Randomised controlled crossover trial but included patients with dysarthria resulting from progressive causes Patients had communication problems other than dysarthria Pilon 1998 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group single system design with baseline reversal (ABACAD) study Ray 2002 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Some patients were non-native speakers of English (the medium of therapy) Robertson 2001 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Yorkston 1981 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 8 (Continued) Yorkston 1990 Not a randomised controlled trial, but a small group before and after study Included patients with dysarthria resulting from developmental and progressive causes SLT: speech and language therapy Characteristics of ongoing studies [ordered by study ID] ACT NoW 2004 Trial name or title Assessing the effectiveness of communication therapy in the North West - the ACT NoW study Methods Participants Adults admitted to hospital with a stroke and with communication impaired due to aphasia or dysarthria. They must be considered by SLT to be able to engage in therapy and likely to benefit from therapy. Inclusion is to be subject to informed consent by the patient or their carer. A number of exclusion criteria apply Interventions (1) Experimental (health technology currently being assessed). This will include optimised duration and frequency of therapy (maximum 3-5 times weekly for a maximum of 12 weeks); optimised range of clinical assessments to direct therapy, including the Frenchay Dysarthria Profile; and optimised range of therapy techniques as appropriate, including impairment-based therapy, functional therapy, training with others and Alternative or Augmentative Communication. (2) Control (attention control of similar frequency and duration to the experimental intervention with a trained volunteer) Outcomes Primary outcome measures: (1) Communicative Effectiveness Index (CETI) (2) Therapy Outcome Measure (TOM). Secondary outcome measures will assess patients’ quality of life and carers’ well-being and will be determined following the pilot RCT Starting date Contact information Dr Audrey Bowen, Lecturer in Psychology (Speech & Language Therapy), Human Communication and Deafness, Faculty of Education, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 161 275 3401 Fax: +44 161 275 3373 Notes The investigators propose also to undertake an economic analysis and a qualitative exploration of the experience and effectiveness of SLT from the perspectives of users and carers RCT: randomised controlled trial SLT: speech and language therapy/therapist Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 9 DATA AND ANALYSES This review has no analyses. APPENDICES Appendix 1. MEDLINE search strategy MEDLINE (Ovid) 1966 to September 2004 Search Strategy 1. Dysarthria/rh,th [Rehabilitation, Therapy] 2. Articulation disorders/rh,th [Rehabilitation, Therapy] 3. Speech disorders/rh,th [Rehabilitation, Therapy] 4. Voice disorders/rh,th [Rehabilitation, Therapy] 5. Communication disorders/rh,th [Rehabilitation, Therapy] 6. Dystonia/rh,th [Rehabilitation, Therapy] 7. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 8. dysarthria/ or articulation disorders/ 9. speech disorders/ or voice disorders/ or communication disorders/ 10. (dysarth$ or dysphon$ or anarth$ or dyspros$ or aphon$).tw. 11. ((speech or articulat$ or phonat$ or voice or vocal or prosod$ or intonat$ or respirat$ or communicat$) and (disorder$ or impairment$ or problem$ or difficult$)).tw. 12. exp mouth/ or exp larynx/ or exp laryngeal muscles/ or palatal muscles/ or (mouth or tongue or lingual or palat$ or laryn$ or orofacial or oro-facial).tw. 13. movement disorders/ or ataxia/ or dystonia/ or hyperkinesis/ or hypokinesia/ or muscle hypotonia/ or exp muscular diseases/ 14. (atax$ or dyston$ or hyperkin$ or hypokin$ or hypoton$ or flaccid$ or spastic$).tw. 15. 13 or 14 16. 12 and 15 17. 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 16 18. exp “rehabilitation of speech and language disorders”/ or rehabilitation/ 19. speech-language pathology/ 20. speech intelligibility/ 21. exp speech production measurement/ 22. larynx, artificial/ or “prostheses and implants”/ 23. (speech or language or voice or vocal or phonat$ or articulat$ or prosod$ or communicat$ or respirat$ or breath$).tw. 24. (therap$ or train$ or rehabilitat$ or management or assist$ or measure$ or assess$ or remedia$ or augment$ or recover$).tw. 25. 23 and 24 26. remedial teaching/ 27. computer-assisted instruction/ 28. prosthe$.tw. 29. 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 30. 17 and 29 31. 7 or 30 32. exp cerebrovascular disorders/ 33. (stroke$ or cerebrovasc$ or cerebral vascular or poststroke).tw. 34. (cerebral or cerebellar or brain$ or vertebrobasilar).tw. 35. (infarct$ or ischaemi$ or ischemi$ or thrombo$ or emboli$ or apoplexy).tw. 36. 34 and 35 Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 10 37. (cerebral or brain or subarachnoid).tw. 38. (haemorrhage or hemorrhage or haematoma or hematoma or bleed$ or aneurysm$).tw. 39. 37 and 38 40. 32 or 33 or 36 or 39 41. 31 and 40 42. exp brain injuries/ 43. head injuries/ 44. head injuries, closed/ 45. skull fractures/ 46. brain damage, chronic/ 47. exp brain stem/in 48. exp cerebellum/in 49. (head or brain$ or cerebral or cranial or craniocerebral or skull).tw. 50. (injur$ or trauma$).tw. 51. 49 and 50 52. neuroma, acoustic/su 53. meningioma/su 54. neuroma, acoustic/ or meningioma/ 55. surgery/ or neurosurgery/ or surgical procedures, operative/ or neurosurgical procedures, operative/ or craniotomy/ 56. 54 and 55 57. (acoustic neuroma$ or meningioma$).tw. 58. (surg$ or neurosurg$ or postoperat$).tw. 59. 57 and 58 60. exp meningitis/ or encephalitis/ 61. (meningit$ or encephalit$).tw. 62. exp brain neoplasms/ 63. ((brain or cereb$) and (neoplasm$ or lesion$ or tumor$ or tumour$)).tw. 64. 62 and 63 65. (benign or non malignant or non-malignant).tw. 66. 64 and 65 67. 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 or 46 or 47 or 48 or 51 or 52 or 53 or 56 or 59 or 60 or 61 or 66 68. 31 and 67 69. 68 not 41 Appendix 2. CENTRAL search strategy The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) Search Strategy #1 DYSARTHRIA*:ME #2 ARTICULATION-DISORDERS*:ME #3 SPEECH-DISORDERS*:ME #4 VOICE-DISORDERS*:ME #5 COMMUNICATION-DISORDERS*:ME #6 ((((DYSARTH* or DYSPHON*) or ANARTH*) or DYSPROS*) or APHON*) #7 ((((((((SPEECH or ARTICULAT*) or PHONAT*) or VOICE) or VOCAL) or PROSOD*) or INTONAT*) or RESPIRAT*) or COMMUNICAT*) #8 (((DISORDER* or IMPAIRMENT*) or PROBLEM*) or DIFFICULT*) #9 (#7 and #8) #10 MOUTH*2:ME #11 LARYNX*1:ME #12 LARYNGEAL-MUSCLES*:ME #13 PALATAL-MUSCLES*:ME #14 ((((((MOUTH or TONGUE) or LINGUAL) or PALAT*) or LARYN*) or OROFACIAL) or ORO-FACIAL) Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 11 #15 ((((#10 or #11) or #12) or #13) or #14) #16 MOVEMENT-DISORDERS*:ME #17 ATAXIA*:ME #18 DYSTONIA*:ME #19 HYPERKINESIS*:ME #20 HYPOKINESIA*:ME #21 MUSCLE-HYPOTONIA*:ME #22 MUSCULAR-DISEASES*1:ME #23 ((((((#16 or #17) or #18) or #19) or #20) or #21) or #22) #24 ((((((ATAX* or DYSTON*) or HYPERKIN*) or HYPOKIN*) or HYPOTON*) or FLACCID*) or SPASTIC*) #25 (#23 or #24) #26 (#15 and #25) #27 (((((((#1 or #2) or #3) or #4) or #5) or #6) or #9) or #26) #28 REHABILITATION-OF-SPEECH-AND-LANGUAGE-DISORD*:ME #29 REHABILITATION*:ME #30 SPEECH-LANGUAGE-PATHOLOGY*:ME #31 SPEECH-INTELLIGIBILITY*:ME #32 SPEECH-PRODUCTION-MEASUREMENT*:ME #33 LARYNX-ARTIFICIAL*:ME #34 PROSTHESES-AND-IMPLANTS:ME #35 REMEDIAL-TEACHING*:ME #36 COMPUTER-ASSISTED-INSTRUCTION*:ME #37 PROSTHE* #38 (((((((((SPEECH or LANGUAGE) or VOICE) or VOCAL) or PHONAT*) or ARTICULAT*) or PROSOD*) or COMMUNICAT*) or RESPIRAT*) or BREATH*) #39 (((((((((THERAP* or TRAIN*) or REHABILITAT*) or MANAGEMENT) or ASSIST*) or MEASURE*) or ASSESS*) or REMEDIA*) or AUGMENT*) or RECOVER*) #40 (#38 and #39) #41 ((((((((((#28 or #29) or #30) or #31) or #32) or #33) or #34) or #35) or #36) or #37) or #40) #42 (#27 and #41) WHAT’S NEW Last assessed as up-to-date: 3 February 2005. Date Event Description 2 October 2008 Amended Converted to new review format. Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 12 HISTORY Protocol first published: Issue 1, 2000 Review first published: Issue 2, 2001 Date Event Description 4 February 2005 New search has been performed All literature searches for this review have been updated. No new trials for inclusion have been uncovered by these searches CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTHORS This review was carried out by the principal author (Cameron Sellars). The co-authors were available for independent assessment of any trials identified and have had the opportunity to comment on the final text before publication. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None known SOURCES OF SUPPORT Internal sources • No sources of support supplied External sources • Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, UK. • Health Foundation, UK. • New Opportunities Fund, UK. INDEX TERMS Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∗ Language Therapy; ∗ Speech Therapy; Brain Injury, Chronic [complications]; Dysarthria [etiology; ∗ therapy]; Stroke [complications] Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 13 MeSH check words Adult; Humans Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage (Review) Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 14