The Follow Study of Speech Functions in Preschool Children With Cerebral Palsy: Clinical Measures and Acoustic Analysis

NCT ID: NCT02378987

Last Updated: 2015-03-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 46 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-08-31

Brief Summary

The aims of this study:

1. to investigate the difference in motor speech functions among children with cerebral palsy (CP) of different motor severities.

2. to investigate the longitudinal in motor speech functions at 6 months follow-up phase among children with CP of different motor severities.

3. the correlation between motor severity, personal factors, family factors, language ability and motor speech in children with CP.

4. to identify the variables that can predict motor speech functions in children with CP.

Detailed Description

Mental impairment, language and speech disorders are the common associated problems in children with CP. Previous studies focus on language and motor speech dysfunctions in children with CP at school-age child, adolescents and adults. Few literatures identify the determinants for predicted the motor speech performance in these children. It is important issue to follow-up the language and motor speech functions in children with CP. These data will provide clinicians for outcome prediction and goal setting.The aims of this study: (1) to investigate the difference in motor speech functions among children with CP of different motor severities, and(2) to investigate the longitudinal in motor speech functions at 6 months follow-up phase among children with CP of different motor severities, and(3) the correlation between motor severity, personal factors, family factors, language ability and motor speech in children with CP, and(4) to identify the variables that can predict motor speech functions in children with CP.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Typical developmental children

Normal children

No interventions assigned to this group

CP children with GMFCS level I and II

Children with CP were classified into Levels I-II based on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).

No interventions assigned to this group

CP children with GMFCS level III and IV

Children with CP were classified into Levels III-IV based on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects between the ages of 4-8 years old children.

2. Subjects which aged 7 years or older should sign a consent form by themself.

3. In line with the assessment, the case must be able to follow simple verbal commands, and can be done in a simple sentence description.

4. were diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy.

Exclusion Criteria

1. physiological condition is unstable: Included in three months for surgery or infection and other major diseases

2. there is progressive or degenerative symptoms or diseases (such as degenerative epilepsy), peripheral nerve injury, spinal cord injury.

3. visual perception or hearing problems, after correction difficult communicators.

4. other movement disorders patterns for children with cerebral palsy (athetoid type, offset type, etc.).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 4 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Chia-Ling Chen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Locations

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, , Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Other Identifiers

99-1917B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id