Development of Evidence-based Therapeutic Guidelines for Early SLA in Urdu-speaking Children With Cochlear Implants

NCT07068373 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: PhDRSW/Batch-Fall23/2225
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Firstly global and regional literature on speech therapy after cochlear implantation focusing on Urdu-speaking populations and culturally relevant factors will be systematically reviewed.

Conditions

Cochlear Hearing Loss

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Likert scale

  A Likert scale is a psychometric scale commonly used in questionnaires to measure respondents' attitudes and opinions. It typically presents a statement and asks respondents to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement using a range of ordered response options. These options are usually assigned numerical values for scoring purposes. Scoring is designed based on such categories as "Strongly Disagree," "Disagree," "Neither Agree nor Disagree," "Agree," and "Strongly Agree." (0-5) for each question, the higher the score indicates the worse condition

  18 Months

Interventions

Mixed method (Exploratory Sequential) DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

4-6 Expert SLPs working with Cochlear Implant, A cohort of 100 Urdu speaking children who received cochlear implants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Early Speech and Language acquisition of Urdu speaking children after cochlear implant

You may qualify if:

• Speech language Pathologists/ therapist with minimum 5 years of experience working with cochlear implant
• Parents of children with cochlear implant age 2 and above

You may not qualify if:

• Parents whose children has just cochlear implant and they have no experience of speech and language development after cochlear implant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Superior University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lahore City

Lahore, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2025
• First Posted: July 16, 2025
• Study Start: April 17, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)