Development of an Arabic Central Auditory Processing Remediation Program for Dyslexic Children With(C)APD

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dyslexia; Central Auditory Processing Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: arabic version of differential processing training program; Behavioral: Arabic computer based auditory traing program(CBAT)

• Registration Number: NCT04708899
• Lead Sponsor: Rana ElShafaei

Brief Summary

Rehabilitation of dyslexic children with (cental) auditory processing disorder.

The first group will receive the proposed program the arabic version of differential processing training program and the control group will receive the computer based auditory traing program (CBAT).

Detailed Description

Central Auditory Processing Disorder(C)APD is defined as difficulty for children with normal hearing to listen selectively in the presence of noise, to combine information from two ears properly, to process speech when it is slightly degraded, and to integrate auditory information when it is delivered faster than the individual with (C)APD can process.( The estimated prevalence of (C)APD in the school-aged population is approximately 2 to 5 %, and the estimated prevalence of (C)APD in the older adult population is 76 %. These percentages are higher than those affected by hearing loss.

Dyslexia and (C)APD are common comorbidities and since there is limited research on (C)APD within each related academic discipline. Furthermore the language, audiologiological , and cognitive nature of the disorder confirmed that a multi-disciplinary effort is needed in order to provide clinical decision and effective intervention for the (C)APD population. Hence Development of additional intervention tools for use in clinics, schools and home settings is warranted .

The aim of this work is to develop a novel Arabic (C)APD remediation program ,to study the outcome of the program and to validate it's effectiveness by comparing it to the Arabic computer based auditory training(CBAT) program.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-14
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-20
• Study Completion: 2022-03-20
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

1. dyslexic children with (C)APD
2. Age from 6-12 years.
3. No gender limit.
4. Normal peripheral hearing i.e pure tone averages (average threshold from 250to 8000 Hz) should be less than or equal 25dB hearing level bilaterally.
5. Normal speech audiometry results.
6. Normal results on immitancemetry.
7. Average or below average IQ.
8. Normal language development.

Exclusion Criteria

1. ADHD subjects. 2. Associated neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cases	arabic version of differential processing training program	cases will receive the proposed program(the arabic version of differential processing training program)
control	Arabic computer based auditory traing program(CBAT)	controls will receive the computer based auditory training program (CBAT)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect on temporal processing	within 6 months	assessed by screening and full version pitch pattern sequence test (PPST) pretherapy and post therapy
Effect on dichotic listening	within 6 months	assessed by screening and full version dichotic digits test pretherapy and post therapy
Effect on speech discrimination in noise.	Within 6 months	assesed by screening and full version(auditory figure ground) SPIN test pretherapy and post therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in phonological processing and awareness skills	within 6month to 1 year	assessed by phonological awareness assessment pretherapy and post therapy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alexandria university; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Azarita, Egypt