speech-language development.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children of school going aged 6 to 8 years with similar prosthesis of unilateral cochlear implant. Pure tone audiometric threshold better than 35dBHL Presence of speech disorder and scoring less than 12 on the TOLD3 test and abnormal scores on the Phonological Awareness and Deap Speech Production tests Normal intelligence score (score of 85 and above) on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale (available in the child's file) Absence of otologic and neurologic diseases Lack of cognitive and physical-motor problems Being right-handed Having general health Able to cooperate in tests Children with cochlear implant that are not receiving conventional rehabilitation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Professional activities in music or sports Suffering from neurological and otological diseases Being left- handed Hearing thresholds weaker than 35 dB
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Word-in-noise comprehension skill. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention- One month after intervention. Method of measurement: Using 3 lists of consonant-vowel words 1- in silence 2- in the presence of noise / in terms of percentage of correct answers.;Oral Vocabulary Test Score. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention- One month after intervention. Method of measurement: TOLD3 language development test score using the relevant book.;Grammar comprehension test score. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention- One month after intervention. Method of measurement: TOLD3 language development test score using the relevant book.;Phonological awareness score. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention- One month after intervention. Method of measurement: Dr. Soleimani and Dr. Dastjerdi's phonological awareness test score.;Speech production error score. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention- One month after intervention. Method of measurement: Dr. Zarifian's Deap Speech Production Test Score.;Amplitude of P1-N1-P2 waves. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Enschede Neuro ANT device / in microvolts.;Latency of P1-N1-P2 waves. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Enschede Neuro ANT device / in milliseconds.;Electroencephalography components (EEG). Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: EEGlab software. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amplitude of p13-n23 waves. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Electrophysiology device made by Synapsys, France / in microvolts.;Latency of p13-n23 waves. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Electrophysiology device made by Synapsys, France / in millisecond.;Semicircular canal's gain. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Electrophysiology device made by Synapsys, France / in percentage.;Direct digit span memory test. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Scores are given based on number capacity, which refers to the longest sequence of numbers that a participant can correctly recall twice in a row (in the order presented).;Selective attention span. Timepoint: Before intervention- Immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Calculating the percentage of correct word repetition. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
University of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences