Effect of early intervention for permanent childhood hearing impairment on outcome at secondary school age
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Permanent childhood hearing impairmentEar, Nose and Throat
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN03307358
- Lead Sponsor
- Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25425604 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29637192
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male & Female, upper age limit 18 years, lower age limit 13 years
2. One of the children with bilateral permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) > 40 dB in the 1992-1997, Wessex and Greater London birth cohort of 157,000 that was previously invited to take part in the Hearing Outcomes Project
3. One of the comparison group of children with normal hearing from the same birth cohort who were previously invited to take part in the Hearing Outcomes Project
Exclusion Criteria
1. Severe, active illness precluding participation in this project
2. A known post-natal cause of the PCHI (e.g. meningitis)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reading comprehension- Single testing session
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Questionnaires and standardised tests to assess:<br>1. Receptive and expressive language<br>2. Quality of life, health, everyday behaviour and theory of mind