Speech Recognition Training in Children With Hearing Loss

NCT04041440 | Completed Phase 1 Results

• 1 other identifier: 201602007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

clEAR's auditory brain training has been shown to be effective in improving childrens' abilities to recognize the speech of generic talkers in a laboratory setting. In the proposed research, the researchers will build upon these results and assess the extent to which auditory brain training delivered via the web enhances children's abilities to recognize the speech of a potential classroom teacher and diminishes their communication challenges that are associated with significant hearing loss. First, investigators will conduct focus groups with children who have undergone training with the research version of clEAR's pediatric games, then they will recode the games from LabView to Java Script, making changes in the games in response to the focus group comments, and finally, they will collect data from 20 children to assess whether web-based auditory brain training improves their abilities to recognize the speech of their (hypothetical) upcoming school year's classroom teacher.

Conditions

Hearing Loss

Keywords

Auditory training; Children with hearing loss

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of Words Identified Before and After Training

  The measure is percent of 50 common words correctly identified. Words were presented through the application and responses were recorded and scored by the audiologist administering the test.

  Before and after the four week training period

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Processing Speed

  over course of 4 weeks

• Working Memory

  over course of 4 weeks

• Subjective Assessment of clEAR Games on a 7-Point Scale

  Measured once, after the four week training period

Study Arms (1)

Auditory Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Pre- and post assessments of auditory training intervention

Behavioral: clEAR auditory training

Interventions

clEAR auditory training BEHAVIORAL

Children play auditory brain training computer games

Auditory Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children with moderate to severe hearing loss.

You may not qualify if:

• Must be native English speakers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Washington University School of Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 62220, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hearing Loss

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hearing Disorders; Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Chief Operating Officer
• Organization: Customized Learning Exercises for Aural Rehabilitation

chris@amptify.com

314 399-9943

Study Officials

• Chris A Cardinal, PhD

  clEAR: Customized Hearing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Within subjects A1 - A2 - B1 - B2 design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 26, 2019
• First Posted: August 1, 2019
• Study Start: September 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 16, 2020
• Study Completion: September 16, 2020
• Last Updated: November 10, 2021
• Results First Posted: November 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)