hearing loss. Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Children with hearing impairment who use hearing aids and cochlear implant (2 intervention groups) will be evaluated by mental verb perception test and theory of mi
Sponsors
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 7 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: IQ in the normal range congenital hearing loss before the language learning period of sensorineural type Unilateral cochlear implantation before 5 years of age At least one year has passed since receiving the prosthesis Passing speech therapy programs in the past year Predominance of Farsi language in the speech of the child and her family(feminine) Ability to speak simple sentences Age range between 5 and 7 years Natural cognitive skills based on children's history and medical records and the Wechsler intelligence test, which is administered by a psychologist Absence of sensory problems such as blindness diagnosed by a specialist doctor based on the history and medical records of children Absence of neurological problems such as movement disorders and paralysis in the limbs and face, epilepsy and convulsions diagnosed by a specialist doctor based on the history and medical file of children Absence of psychological and emotional problems such as mental retardation, hyperactivity, autism, and medical syndromes No receiving interventions in the field of theory of mind or understanding mental actions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Discontinuing the research process on behalf of the child or the child's parents Prosthesis or hearing aid failure or the need for major repairs that lead to the child being deprived of the prosthesis for several weeks The occurrence of diseases that lead to the process of research interventions being interrupted for several weeks (simple colds are excluded from this rule) History of receiving theory of mind exercises Using hearing aids and cochlear implants at the same time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in perception of mental verbs with changing in perception of mental verb test. Timepoint: 8 weeks. Method of measurement: Perception of mental verbs test.;Improvement in theory of mind. Timepoint: 8 weeks. Method of measurement: Perception of theory of mind test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Hassanati
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
Outcome results
None listed