Improving Outcomes Using Technology for Children Who Are DHH
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Other Indications |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 3 - 12 |
| Updated: | 3/23/2019 |
| Start Date: | October 2016 |
| End Date: | October 2019 |
| Contact: | Laura Smith, MPH |
| Email: | laura.smith1@cchmc.org |
| Phone: | 513-803-1901 |
Improving Outcomes Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This study evaluates the efficacy of using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
technology for enhancing language development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Half of the participants will receive AAC technology with their speech and language therapy
and half will continue with their usual care models.
technology for enhancing language development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Half of the participants will receive AAC technology with their speech and language therapy
and half will continue with their usual care models.
Inclusion Criteria:
- documented permanent bilateral hearing loss with severity levels clinically defined in
any range (mild to profound);
- identified with a language gap;
- currently receiving speech-language therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- primary language other than English
- significant motor impairments
- nonverbal IQ <60
- children with severe communication disorders (i.e. autism spectrum disorders).
We found this trial at
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site
3333 Burnet Avenue # Mlc3008
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
1-513-636-4200
Phone: 513-636-7789
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Patients and families from across the region and around the...
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