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| Name | Class |
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| Children's Hospital Colorado | OTHER |
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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology-assisted language intervention | Experimental | This intervention will incorporate augmentative and alternative communication software delivered on iPads into speech-language therapy |
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| usual care | Active Comparator | This group will be usual care children are already receiving. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| augmentative and alternative communication technology | Behavioral |
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| Usual Care |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Syntax | Evaluated using the mean length of utterance in morphemes collected from language samples. Assessing change between baseline and 24 weeks. | Change between baseline and 24 weeks |
| semantics | Variety and total number of vocabulary words used collected from language samples.Assessing change between baseline and 24 weeks. | Change between baseline and 24 weeks |
| Discourse | Child's mean turn length in words collected from language samples. Assessing change between baseline and 24 weeks. | Assessing change between baseline and 24 weeks. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Language standard scores (receptive and expressive) | Receptive language (what a child understands) and expressive language (what a child says) as measured by standardized language assessment. | Assessing change between baseline and 24 weeks. |
| Social functioning |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD | Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Children's Hospital of Colorado | Aurora | Colorado | 80045 | United States | ||
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40700591 | Derived | Betances E, Wiley S, Tabangin M, Sheldon R, Lane L, Mood D, Williams-Arya P, Schumacher J, Meinzen-Derr J. Preliteracy Skills in Young Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Secondary Analysis of the Technology-assisted Language Intervention Randomized Trials. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2025 Nov-Dec 01;46(6):e592-e598. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001394. Epub 2025 Jul 17. | |
| 37304207 |
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We currently do not have a IPD sharing plan. However, we will have one in place prior to the end of the study
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D034381 | Hearing Loss |
| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006311 | Hearing Disorders |
| D004427 | Ear Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D012678 | Sensation Disorders |
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| Behavioral |
No change to the therapy care received |
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Social functioning as measured by parent-reported assessments or scales |
| Assessing change between baseline and 24 weeks. |
| Cincinnati |
| Ohio |
| 45229 |
| United States |
| Mood D, Sheldon R, Tabangin M, Wiley S, Meinzen-Derr J. Technology assisted language intervention (TALI) for children who are deaf/hard of hearing: promising impact on pragmatic skills. Deafness Educ Int. 2022;24(4):334-355. doi: 10.1080/14643154.2022.2135731. Epub 2022 Nov 1. |
| 33452063 | Derived | Meinzen-Derr J, Sheldon R, Altaye M, Lane L, Mays L, Wiley S. A Technology-Assisted Language Intervention for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Pediatrics. 2021 Feb;147(2):e2020025734. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-025734. Epub 2021 Jan 15. |
| D009461 |
| Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |