Training Language and Literacy for Children Who Use CIs

NCT ID: NCT03582566

Last Updated: 2023-07-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

87 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-01

Study Completion Date

2023-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the effectiveness of computer games to improve language and literacy outcomes for children who have hearing loss. Children will be assigned to one of four conditions: phonological awareness training, working memory training, phonological awareness + working memory training, or active control.

Detailed Description

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Both phonological awareness and working memory are known to be important for children's language and literacy learning. Though there are computer games that claim to improve phonological awareness and working memory, it is unknown if these games will improve language and literacy skills for children who have hearing loss.

The investigators will first determine if the games are effective for improving language and phonological awareness in children with hearing loss relative to an active control condition. Secondly, the investigators will determine if gains in phonological awareness and working memory translate into gains in language and literacy skills relative to active control.

Conditions

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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

The efficacy of phonological awareness (Earobics) and working memory (Cogmed) training alone and in combination are compared to an active control (Splashmath).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Assessors are blind to treatment condition. Intervention providers are blind to assessment outcomes.

Study Groups

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Phonological Awareness

Children will play games to practice their rhyming, sound sequencing, and letter-sound knowledge. These games are all implemented in the Earobics program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Phonological Awareness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Earobics training

Working Memory

Children will play games designed to help them hold and manipulate objects in memory. These games are implemented in Cogmed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Working Memory

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cogmed training

Phonological Awareness + Working Memory

Children will practice both their sound skills (Earobics) and their memory skills (Cogmed).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Phonological Awareness + Working Memory

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Earobics + Cogmed training

Active Control

Children will play games to practice their addition and subtraction skills (Splashmath).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Spashmath

Interventions

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Phonological Awareness

Earobics training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Working Memory

Cogmed training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Phonological Awareness + Working Memory

Earobics + Cogmed training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Active Control

Spashmath

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Prelingual hearing loss
* Use of amplification device (hearing aid and/or cochlear implant) for at least one year
* Able to visit the clinic 3x/week for 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

* No developmental delays (Down's syndrome, Autism spectrum disorder)
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

7 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Florida State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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erin ingvalson

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Erin Ingvalson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Florida State University

Locations

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Site Status

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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037312

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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