ong-term developmental outcomes of early detection and intervention in Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment
- Conditions
- hearing impairment100139951001924310012562
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON40510
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Children that participated in the DECIBEL project 2008-2009 will be contacted and asked to participate in the project. Children were born between the 1st of January 2002 and the 31st of December 2005 and defined as having Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment; a bilateral conductive or sensorineural hearing loss of at least 40 dB in the better ear. For inclusion, children need to be at least nine years of age at time of assessment.
Children need to be able to communicate either by spoken language or by sign (supported) language.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Socio-emotional functioning (development of internalizing and externalizing<br /><br>symptoms such as anxiety, depression, or behavioural problems) degree of<br /><br>hearing loss, speech- and language development, quality of life, and academic<br /><br>achievement.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Nvt</p><br>