The Follow Study of Speech Functions in Preschool Children With Cerebral Palsy: Clinical Measures and Acoustic Analysis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02378987

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-04

Start date

2010-10-31

Completion date

2012-08-31

Last updated

2015-03-11

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

cerebral palsy, language, acoustic, motor speech, follow-up

Brief summary

The aims of this study: 1. to investigate the difference in motor speech functions among children with cerebral palsy (CP) of different motor severities. 2. to investigate the longitudinal in motor speech functions at 6 months follow-up phase among children with CP of different motor severities. 3. the correlation between motor severity, personal factors, family factors, language ability and motor speech in children with CP. 4. to identify the variables that can predict motor speech functions in children with CP.

Detailed description

Mental impairment, language and speech disorders are the common associated problems in children with CP. Previous studies focus on language and motor speech dysfunctions in children with CP at school-age child, adolescents and adults. Few literatures identify the determinants for predicted the motor speech performance in these children. It is important issue to follow-up the language and motor speech functions in children with CP. These data will provide clinicians for outcome prediction and goal setting.The aims of this study: (1) to investigate the difference in motor speech functions among children with CP of different motor severities, and(2) to investigate the longitudinal in motor speech functions at 6 months follow-up phase among children with CP of different motor severities, and(3) the correlation between motor severity, personal factors, family factors, language ability and motor speech in children with CP, and(4) to identify the variables that can predict motor speech functions in children with CP.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 8 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects between the ages of 4-8 years old children. 2. Subjects which aged 7 years or older should sign a consent form by themself. 3. In line with the assessment, the case must be able to follow simple verbal commands, and can be done in a simple sentence description. 4. were diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy.

Exclusion criteria

1. physiological condition is unstable: Included in three months for surgery or infection and other major diseases 2. there is progressive or degenerative symptoms or diseases (such as degenerative epilepsy), peripheral nerve injury, spinal cord injury. 3. visual perception or hearing problems, after correction difficult communicators. 4. other movement disorders patterns for children with cerebral palsy (athetoid type, offset type, etc.).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised	baseline and six months	Children with CP underwent the assessments of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of Percentage of Correct Consonant in six months	baseline and six months	Children with CP underwent the assessments of Percentage of Correct Consonant

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results