Feasibility of automated speech sample collection with stuttering children using interactive voice response (IVR) technology

AP Vogel; S Block; E Kefalianos; M Onslow; P Eadie; B Barth; L Conway; JC Mundt; S Reilly

Journal article

Feasibility of automated speech sample collection with stuttering children using interactive voice response (IVR) technology

AP Vogel, S Block, E Kefalianos, M Onslow, P Eadie, B Barth, L Conway, JC Mundt, S Reilly

International Journal of Speech Language Pathology | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.3109/17549507.2014.923511

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of adopting automated interactive voice response (IVR) technology for remotely capturing standardized speech samples from stuttering children. Method: Participants were 10 6-year-old stuttering children. Their parents called a toll-free number from their homes and were prompted to elicit speech from their children using a standard protocol involving conversation, picture description and games. The automated IVR system was implemented using an off-the-shelf telephony software program and delivered by a standard desktop computer. The software infrastructure utilizes voice over internet protocol. Speech samples were automatically recorded during the calls..

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Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This project was funded by a Discovery Grant (DP09848335) provided by the Australian Research Council. APV is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia, Early Career Fellowship (#1012302). Professor Mundt and Ben Barth are former employees of and own stock in Healthcare Technology Systems, a research and development company that develops computerautomated patient assessment programs. Dr Vogel is a former employee of CogState Ltd, a company that provides services to the pharmaceutical industry, and owns CogState stock. No competing financial interests exist for other authors.