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Support Staff-client Interactions With Augmentative and Alternative Communication

NCT ID: NCT02099773

Last Updated: 2017-12-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-31

Study Completion Date

2017-05-31

Brief Summary

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This exploratory and observational study focuses on adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and their support workers. Two groups of clients are observed: clients using Key Word Signing, and clients using aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Approximately half of adults with ID is estimated to experience communication difficulties. AAC supports them in their daily communication aiming at optimal participation in society. Current communication models, such as Participation Model (Beukelman \& Mirenda, 2005) and International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (WHO, 2001), regard both client-related and environmental factors as important elements of communication. A substantial part of the environmental factors is made up of the communication partners' characteristics. In daycare and residential services for adults with ID the support worker is an important communication partner .

Detailed Description

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This study aims to:

1. with regard to teaching Key Word Signing (KWS), a specific form of AAC, to support workers:

Analyse the relation between training method, support workers' attitude, and short and long term sign knowledge.
2. with regard to the use of manual signs in everyday communication between support workers and adults with ID:

* Identity the support workers' characteristics that may influence the quality/quantity of the communication between adults with ID who use manual signs and their support worker.
* Analyse the nature of this influence as well as any possible interaction effects with the clients' characteristics.
3. Assess whether an existing instrument, designed for measuring interactions between parents and children with cerebral palsy using AAC, may be used with adults client and support workers.

Conditions

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Intellectual Disability

Keywords

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AAC support worker direct care staff intellectual disability learning disability communication adults

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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support workers & AAC users

Support workers who use KeyWordSigning in the communication with their client who has an intellectual disability

No interventions assigned to this group

support workers & KWS users

Support workers who use aided AAC in the communication with their client who has an intellectual disability

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* uses AAC with client
* client has congenital intellectual disability
* supports client for at least 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

* client has dementia symptoms
* client has severe, non-corrected visual impairment
* client has diagnosed autism
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ellen Rombouts, PhD cand.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

KU Leuven

Locations

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KULeuven

Leuven, Flanders, Belgium

Site Status

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Site Status

KULeuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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S56517

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id