Handheld Technology for Speech Development in Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 200
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Effectiveness of software
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of a specialized iPad application designed to treat difficulties with intonation (e.g., melody in voice) in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other communication disorders.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 4 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •SLPs, in Connecticut Public Schools, who provide intervention to students with autism spectrum disorders and related disorders
- •Students, ages 4-18, who attend school in Connecticut and demonstrate prosodic difficulties secondary to a diagnosis of ASD, apraxia of speech, or other communication disorder
排除标准
- •Students with concomitant genetic disorders
研究组 & 干预措施
iPad Application
Student participants will use specialized iPad software under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist over the course of 12 months, approximately one session per week, one hour per session.
干预措施: iPad Application (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Effectiveness of software
时间窗: 12 months
The effectiveness of the software will be measured in two ways. 1. Perceptual ratings of prosody. Pre- and post-treatment speech samples will be collected from each student participant. These samples will be rated by a member of the research staff on the following prosodic characteristics: rate, rhythm, stress, volume. 2. Questionnaires. Questionnaires will be completed pre- and post-treatment by the students' classroom teacher and speech-language pathologist. These questionnaires will measure the students' use and generalization of skills taught during the intervention.
次要结局
- Student engagement in treatment(12 months)
- Usability of software(12 months)
- Improvement in peer acceptance(12 months)