Handheld Technology for Speech Development in Students With Autism

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Interventions: Other: iPad software

• Registration Number: NCT01780090
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

The proposed study will result in a software application compatible with the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch (hereafter termed "iOS devices") which addresses several aspects of prosodic deficits common in speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and other communication disorders, using a developmentally appropriate, intuitive interface that requires little technical skill and which can be managed by educators and parents. The program will contain elements that aid in tracking and maintaining individual student progress records, and will be designed for use in the classroom, at home, and in other environments. This study's intended focus is on the feasibility and usability of the software application.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• SLPs, in Connecticut Public Schools, who provide intervention to students with autism spectrum disorders.
• Students, ages 4 - 19, who attend school in Connecticut and demonstrate prosodic difficulties secondary to a diagnosis of ASD.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Students with concommitant genetic disorders

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
iPad software	iPad software	Student participants will use specialized, iPad software under the direction of the SLP, 1 time a week over the course of 2 months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Learning of software	3 months	Assessment of Outcome: Each speech-language pathologist (SLP) will complete a software training then take a post-training online assessment measuring software competency.
Usability of software	3 months	Assessment of Outcome: SLPs will complete satisfaction surveys and attend a focus group to obtain information regarding software usability.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Student engagement in treatment	3 months	Assessment of Outcome: SLPs will rate the student's engagement using a rating scale after each treatment session with the iPad and software.
Software effectiveness	3 months	Assessment of Outcome: SLPs will rate student participants' prosody before and after iPad treatment using a specialized rubric to measure changes in speech production.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale Child Study Center; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States