Using a Voice Output Communication Aid to Facilitate Language Development in Young Children With Autism Disorders
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 5
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Improved Communication
研究概览
简要总结
It was proposed that in order to teach these children to use a Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA), it should be introduced through a play-based situation using parents as the primary interventionist.
详细描述
The research will test the effectiveness of using the communication board to improve the frequency of communication and social engagement for these children, and the level or sophistication of that engagement. The study will test the effectiveness of using the communication board in a variety of settings and a variety of practitioners. The study will have sites in and near Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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
- 2 Years 至 5 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Criteria for inclusion included a diagnosis of autism and agreement of the parents to participate and use the VOCA at home.
排除标准
- •Not diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorder
结局指标
主要结局
Improved Communication
时间窗: 1 year
Surveys of number of words Text data from VOCA Formal assessment instruments
次要结局
- Review of text output from the VOCA(1 year)
研究者
Dennis Campbell
Associate Professor
University of South Alabama