Pilot Intervention to Improve Language in Deaf Children With Cochlear Implants
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Deafness, Bilateral
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in parental sensitivity
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to develop and evaluate a parent training program, which aims to improve language. The study is being conducted to see if teaching parents positive parenting techniques and behavior strategies will improve the rate of language development in children with cochlear implants when compared to standard speech therapy (e.g., auditory-verbal therapy).
Investigators
Ivette Cejas
Associate Professor
University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •children who are severely to profoundly deaf and a cochlear implant candidate,
- •children who are 12 to 48 months,
- •English or Spanish as primary language spoken at home,
- •families educating their children in spoken language,
- •children who pass the cognitive screening, scoring 75 or above on the screening measure
Exclusion Criteria
- •parents who do not consent to being videotaped,
- •children with moderate to severe developmental delays (as assessed using the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI-2) 2nd Edition for children ages 0 to 24 months or the Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised),
- •children with significant syndromes (e.g., CHARGE, autism, cerebral palsy) or severe brain abnormalities,
- •families who do not receive their auditory-verbal therapy from University of Miami (UM). Further, children who have already completed the BDI-2 within the past year as part of their Early Steps (Florida Early Intervention) program will not have it re-administered.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in parental sensitivity
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 10
Parent sensitivity (warmth, positive regard, respect for child autonomy) will be coded from video-taped parent-child interactions during two play activities. Sensitivity will be coded on a 1 to 7 Likert scale, with higher scores indicating higher sensitivity.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in parental involvement and self-efficacy(Baseline, Week 10)
- Change in Auditory Skills(Baseline, Week 10)
- Change in use of higher-level versus lower-level language strategies(Baseline, Week 10)