The combined effect of the behavioral rehabilitation of auditory attention and transcranial current stimulation in children with hearing loss

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Condition 1: Hearing Loss. Condition 2: Auditory processing disorder.; Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral; Central auditory processing disorder; H90.3; H93.25

• Registration Number: IRCT20220918055979N1
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Children with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss aged 8-11 years old
Permanent user of binaural hearing aids for at least three years
Equal or better than 30 dB HL aided hearing thresholds
An abnormal score in the BKB-SIN and at least one of the TEA-ch and/or mSAAT tests
right-handed
In the age range of 8-11years
Normal or corrected vision
Complete the consent form to participate in the training program
Normal findings in otoscopy and tympanometry
Working memory capacity of at least 3 units in direct didit span test
The standard IQ score or better than 85 score in Persian version of the revised Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (R-WISC)
The ability to cooperate in carrying out the tests foreseen in the research

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to cooperate in each stage of the research
Obvious developmental and behavioral problems based on the evaluation results recorded in the children's medical record
A history of obvious neurological and cognitive diseases and head trauma
Auditory neuropathy based on OAE and ABR indicators (according to children's hearing records)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified