Children, Cochlear Implant, Speech Sound Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Cochlear implant, speech intelligibility, phonetic, hearing, perceptual training
Brief summary
Background: Children with cochlear implants often continue to exhibit speech sound and intelligibility difficulties despite improved auditory access. Perceptual training and phonetic placement therapy are commonly used interventions; however, limited evidence exists comparing their relative effectiveness in improving speech intelligibility in this population. Objective: To find the effect of perceptual training and phonetic placement therapy in children with cochlear implant. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 12 children with cochlear implants aged 6-8 years, with hearing ages ranging from 1-4 years. Participants were recruited using convenience sampling and randomly allocated into two intervention groups: Perceptual Training (n = 5) and Phonetic Placement Therapy (n = 6). Each participant received 12 hours of therapy over an 8-week period (three sessions per week, 30 minutes each). Speech outcomes were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and after a two-week retention period using the Test of Articulation and Phonology Urdu (TAPU), Percent Consonants Correct (PCC), and a 5-point speech intelligibility rating scale scored by blinded listeners. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used for data analysis. Key words Cochlear implant, children, speech sound disorder, speech intelligibility, phonetic, hearing, perceptual training
Interventions
OTHERPhonetic placement therapy
Phonetic placement therapy to improve speech intelligibility for speech sound disorders
OTHERperceptual training
Perceptual Training Therapy to improve speech intelligibility for speech sound disorders
Sponsors
Riphah International University
SADA NGO
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children with a chronological age of 6-8 years were selected for this study * Children diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss using a cochlear implant * Children with hearing ages of 2-3 years of both genders were part of this study
Exclusion criteria
* Children with a chronological age of 6-8 years were selected for this study * Children diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss using a cochlear implant * Children with hearing ages of 2-3 years of both genders were part of this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To find the effect of perceptual training and phonetic placement therapy in children with cochlear implant | 8 week | Data was collected using the Test of Articulation and Phonology Urdu (TAPU) for objective analysis of speech sound errors |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
STUDY_CHAIRNazia Mumtaz, PhD
Riphah International University
Outcome results
None listed