Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome: Pilot Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 5
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Performance on a initial and final lexical assessments, after 12 months of speech-language therapy
研究概览
简要总结
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have language development particularities that have negative effects in the communication capacity. By this way, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is indicated to this population. The aim of this study was to verify the AAC impact in the lexical gain of children with DS.
详细描述
Five children with DS, with the same cognitive level, participated in this study. Longitudinal follow-up of twelve months of speech-language therapy with AAC use was undertaken. A lexical evaluation was done at the beginning and the end of this follow-up. Correct responses in the lexical evaluation were increased, but not necessarily in the spoken modality. The comparisons showed significant results in use of substitutions processes, and to no-answers.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 5 Years 至 11 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •genetic diagnosis of Down syndrome
- •be at the preoperational period
- •good health conditions
- •expressive language impairment (communication by vocal and gestures, predominantly)
排除标准
- •presence of major malformations
- •presence of another genetic syndrome
- •severe neonatal asphyxia, hearing impairment or visual
结局指标
主要结局
Performance on a initial and final lexical assessments, after 12 months of speech-language therapy
时间窗: 12 months
次要结局
- Performance on longitudinal follow-up of twelve months of speech-language therapy with AAC use(12 months)