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Prevention of communicative decline in the cognitively impaired. Intervention on disordered perceptive and productive functions.

Prevention of communicative decline in the cognitively impaired. Intervention on disordered perceptive and productive functions. - Improving speech in the cognitively impaired

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON30605
Enrollment
100
Registered
2007-07-16
Start date
2007-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

logopedisch: taal-spraakstoornissen cognitive disability

Interventions

The function-profile is the starting point for intervention. Patients receive hearing measures or speech therapy on the basis of their function profile. Thus, two types of treatment will offered: (1
(2) articulation and speech motor skills. Treatments are derived from speech therapeutic intervention strategies for children. The two types of treatment are the following: 1. Hearing and speech perc
relevant parts of the Dutch Dyspraxia Program (Erlings-van Deurse e.a., 1993
derived from the Nuffield dyspraxia programme in English).

Sponsors

Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mild to moderate mental retardation (i.e. IQ level 35 to 70). Adults. Hearing impairment or speech impairment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: psychiatric disorder; acute medical condition

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The specific function training will be given in two episodes of 3 months, with an intervening rest-episode, each followed by assessment of progress. Based on progress and motivation of the patient, in the second episode the same training will be continued as in the first, or a switch to another approach within the same function domain will be made. Because in the literature hardly any reports are available on this type of function training in adults with mental retardation, with concomitant restricted motivation and trainability, a study design with randomized groups seems inappropriate. In order to track progress during treatment, a detailed protocol of assessment and registration of training will be developed and implemented.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)