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ArticleJMIR research protocols2025

Assessing the Noninferiority of a Rhythm and Language Training Serious Game Combined With Speech Therapy Versus Speech Therapy Care for Children With Dyslexia: Protocol for an Investigator-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Charline Grossard, Mélanie Descamps, Sara Cadoni, Hugues Pellerin, François Vonthron, Jean Xavier, Bruno Falissard, David Cohen

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Multicentric Randomized Non-inferiority Study Examining the Effect of the Digital Medical Device Poppins Clinical for Cognitive and Musical Training in Addition to Bi-monthly Speech and Reading Therapy Sessions on the Reading and Writing Skills of Pediatric Participants With a Specific Learning Disability With Reading and/or Written Expression Deficit Compared With a Control Group Receiving Weekly Speech and Reading Therapy Sessions.

TypeinterventionalSponsorPoppinsRan2024 to 2026Enrolled306ConditionsLearning Disorder, Specific, Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder, With Impairment in Reading, DyslexiaArmsPoppins Clinical
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Charline Grossard *Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4850-828X
Mélanie Descamps *Poppins, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6439-3833
Sara CadoniPoppins, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0006-3071-7258
Hugues PellerinDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0004-4974-9917
François VonthronPoppins, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9680-3371
Jean XavierDepartment of Child an Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit, Poitiers, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0104-5262
Bruno FalissardUniversité Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2418-4954
David CohenDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3321-7375

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Abstract

backgroundSpecific learning disorder (SLD) of reading skills impacts approximately 7% of children. Speech and reading therapy is currently the gold-standard intervention for improving children's reading abilities. However, intensive interventions are difficult to implement. Recently, numerous studies have investigated the interest of game- and home-based training approaches to enhance children's motivation and facilitate intensive learning activities in home settings. The serious game Poppins Clinical integrates rhythm and specific written language exercises to improve reading skills in children with SLD.

objectiveThis study aimed to assess the noninferiority of Poppins Clinical combined with a reading specialist session once every 2 weeks versus a reading specialist session every week, on the reading skills of children with SLD.

methodsA total of 306 children with dyslexia will be recruited for this study and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Children in the experimental group will use the serious game Poppins Clinical at home for 20 minutes, 5 days a week, and attend 1 reading therapy session every 2 weeks. The control group will participate in one reading therapy session per week. Poppins Clinical combines rhythm and language exercises integrated into an engaging game designed to maintain user motivation. We will use a noninferiority paradigm to assess the clinical impact of both interventions in terms of reading accuracy, reading speed, and reading comprehension. We will also investigate the evolution of phonological and visual-attentional skills. However, we will explore the impact of the protocol on parental stress and children's perception of their difficulties. Finally, we will also assess the cost of medical care and the impact of introducing the serious game Poppins Clinical on reading therapy. To facilitate recruitment and ensure the representativeness of our sample, the evaluation of the children will be conducted via videoconference using standardized tests that have been adapted for videoconference administration.

resultsPatient recruitment is expected to start in December 2024, with study completion by the end of August 2025.

conclusionsThis study should allow us to assess the interest in using the serious game Poppins Clinical in addition to reading therapy to improve reading abilities in children with SLD.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT06592911; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06592911. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/71326.

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DyslexiaLanguage TherapySpeech TherapyVideo GamesChildEquivalence Trials as TopicFemaleHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReadingSingle-Blind Methoddyslexianon-inferiority protocolrandomized controlled trialrhythmserious game

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PMCPMC12006771

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