Data Acquisition Study for a Communication Device for Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Interventions: Device: Dynavox Maestro; Device: Experimental App

• Registration Number: NCT02242994
• Lead Sponsor: Axel Krieger

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a touch screen application designed to help pediatric patients with cerebral palsy communicate. The study will test how well patients type on two different tools: one tool is already on the market , and the second tool is a newly developed App.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2014-09-17
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Results First Submitted: 2016-10-24
• Results First Submitted QC: 2016-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-24
• Results First Posted: 2016-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 2016-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients between the ages of 7 years old - 21 years old
• been diagnosed with spastic or dystonic diplegic or quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
• are able to communicate through written words
• are able to follow a 3- steps directions, and follow study directions and procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dynavox Maestro and Experimental App	Dynavox Maestro	Receives both Experimental App and Dynavox Maestro to communicate. Each participant will receive both devices. Order of device received is randomly assigned.
Dynavox Maestro and Experimental App	Experimental App	Receives both Experimental App and Dynavox Maestro to communicate. Each participant will receive both devices. Order of device received is randomly assigned.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Speed of Communication	Immediately	Measure time (in minutes) to type 3 pre-set sentences

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Error Rate of Communication	At time of experiment	Amount of typing errors per sentence

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's National; 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States