auditieve verwerkingsproblemen - auditory processing disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Randomized assignment to one of the following training programs:
1. Computerized auditory training
2. Computerized auditory training with noise
3. FM-system
4. Lateral trainer.
Sponsors
UMC Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged between 5-6 and 9-11 years; 2. Normal peripheral hearing acuity; 3. Below normal performance in at least one of three domains of auditory processing: word recognition in noise, binaural fusion, dichotic listening.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Below normal intelligence (IQ < 85); 2. Language comprehension and/or language production disorder; 3. Diagnosis of learning difficulties; 4. Below normal peripheral hearing acuity (high Fletcher index below 25 dB (at 1, 2, and 4 kHz) in the better hearing ear).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of children below normal performance in at least one of three domains of auditory processing: word recognition in noise, binaural fusion, dichotic listening. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Auditory processing skills in all domains of the auditory processing test battery (speech recogntion in noise test, filtered speech test, binaural fusion test, binaural competitive speech recognition test, dichotic speech recognition test, Lindamood auditory conceptualisation test); 2. Attention skills (Test of Everyday Attention in Children); 3. Subjective measures of auditory processing skills (Children Auditory Processing Scale as completed by parents and teacher). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAnne G.M. Schilder
University Medical Center Utrecht Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Department of Otorhinolaryngology PO Box 85090
Outcome results
None listed