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Sign language in children with prelingual hearing impairment with cochlear implants (CI) in mainstream schools from 6 years of age - A qualitative survey of sign use and effectiveness as a communication aid in everyday life by means of parent interviews

Sign language in children with prelingual hearing impairment with cochlear implants (CI) in mainstream schools from 6 years of age - A qualitative survey of sign use and effectiveness as a communication aid in everyday life by means of parent interviews

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00030015
Enrollment
6
Registered
2023-01-02
Start date
2023-01-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Z96.2

Interventions

Group 1: Parents of children (from the age of 6 who attend a mainstream school) with postlingual hearing impairment and cochlear implant fitting are interviewed once in a guided interview about the si

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents of one or more children with postlingual hearing impairment and CI fitting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People who are not parents of one or more children with postlingual hearing impairment and CI fitting

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The aim of the study is to find out whether the use of signs in everyday communication of prelingually hearing impaired children with CI is an effective long-term aid and to what extent children with CI of school age who have learned signs use them in their family for communication.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Conducting 3 guided interviews with parents—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMaika Werminghause

Uniklinik Düsseldorf - Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde - Hörzentrum

maika.werminghaus@med.uni-duesseldorf.de0211 - 81 17576

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026