Examining the Effectiveness of My Scrivener on Handwriting Legibility

NCT00693303 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 08-1125#H133S070082
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in handwriting performance in elementary aged children who received handwriting training which included use of the My Scrivener stylus. Training on the My Scrivener stylus provided additional feedback to the children which is hypothesized to produce significant improvement.

Conditions

Healthy Children

Keywords

single subject; quantitative

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting

  This criterion-referenced tool measures a child's legibility and speed in grades one through six. The child writes letters and words, numerals, performs near point and far point copying, writes to dictation, and composes a sentence.

  8 weeks from start of training

Study Arms (1)

Handwriting Training using My Scrivener

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects received 20 minutes of training per week which included writing letters and words with the My Scivener device.

Behavioral: Handwriting Training using My Scrivener

Interventions

Handwriting Training using My Scrivener BEHAVIORAL

Subjects received 20 minutes of training per week which included writing letters and words with the My Scivener device.

Handwriting Training using My Scrivener

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• The subjects were any child enrolled in the summer program at the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Shenandoah Valley entering grades 1 to 6 in Fall 2008 whose parents give consent.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shenandoah University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Shenandoah Valley

Winchester, Virginia, 22601, United States

Location

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Deborah Marr ScD, OTR/L
• Organization: Shenandoah University

dmarr@su.edu

540-678-4312

Study Officials

• Deborah Marr, ScD

  Shenandoah University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2008
• First Posted: June 9, 2008
• Study Start: June 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2008
• Study Completion: August 1, 2008
• Last Updated: December 15, 2017
• Results First Posted: August 25, 2009

Record last verified: 2017-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)