Hearing Loss
Conditions
Keywords
Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Hearing Impairment, Hard of Hearing
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of early intervention on language skills for children with hearing loss.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEarly language intervention
Parents will practice the specific set of strategies (visual, interactive, tactile, responsive) during sessions that occur weekly and last 1 hour for a total of 26 sessions, over 6 months. Each session will include four segments: (a) the therapist will review the intervention strategies taught in the workshop (10 min), (b) the therapist will model the intervention strategy with the child (10 min), (c) the parent will practice the strategy with her child with coaching from the therapist across four different routines and activities of the parent's choice (30 min), and (d) the therapist will provide feedback to the parent, summarize the session, and answer the parent's questions (10 min).
Sponsors
Northwestern University
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 18 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 6 to 18 months of age * bilateral, moderate to profound congenital hearing loss
Exclusion criteria
* auditory neuropathy * no known additional disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, Down syndrome) * both parents have a severe to profound hearing loss
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories | one month |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Preschool Language Scale | 6 months |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales | 6 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed