Clinical trials: Deaf Children
Deafness Unilateral
Cochlear Implantation for Young Single-sided Deaf Children
Children with profound sensorineural unilateral hearing loss (UHL) lag behind in spoken language, cognition, spatial hearing, and academic performance compared to normal hearing (NH) children.
- Trial name
- CICADE (NCT04738968)
- Testing
- Cochlear implant
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Primary Dystonia, Epilepsy
Assess Specific Kinds of Children Challenges for Neurologic Devices Study
The ASK CHILDREN study is intended to aid in future development of various neurologic devices (i.e. neuroprostheses). The ASK CHILDREN study seeks to use study information obtained to identify more efficient strategies in the…
- Conditions
- Primary Dystonia, Epilepsy, Hydrocephalus, Bladder Control
- Trial name
- NCT01191307
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Carlos Pena, PhD, MS
Hearing Loss
Impact of Oral Health Education on Oral Hygiene Status of Deaf Children
Objective: To compare the impact of pictorial and video demonstration oral health educational interventions on oral hygiene status of children aged 12-16 years with hearing impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT05099146
- Testing
- pictures, video, control
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Parental Language Behaviors
Project ASPIRE Efficacy Pilot: Achieving Superior Parental Involvement for Rehabilitative Excellence
The purpose of the proposed exploratory research protocol is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of Project ASPIRE, a parent-directed intervention aiming to increase parental skills and enrich children's early language…
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT01753661)
- Testing
- Linguistic Feedback Report, Multimedia Education Sessions, EI-As-Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Deaf Nonspeaking, Not Elsewhere Classified
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Guidance Program for Parents of Deaf Children
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a parent guidance program on (1) the parent's communication skills, (2) the parent's sense of competence and (3) the child's language development.
- Trial name
- Irsa-Triangle (NCT06223152)
- Testing
- parental support
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss
BEARS Training Package to Maximise Hearing Abilities in Older Children and Teenagers With Bilateral Cochlear Implants
The goal of the BEARS clinical trial is to determine whether using the directional listening training delivered via the BEARS training package for 3-months alongside usual care compared to only receiving usual care improves…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Deafness, Hearing Impaired Children and Adolescents
- Trial name
- BEARS (NCT05808543)
- Testing
- Both EARS training package (BEARS), Usual Care
- Where
- 13 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Deafness
Development of Auditory Skills in Young Deaf Children With Bilateral Cochlear Implants
The primary objective to this study is to describe the auditory development and performance of young deaf children who receive bilateral implants during the first two years following device activation.
- Trial name
- NCT00604474
- Testing
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System (Cochlear Implant)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hearing Loss
Maximizing Language Development in Children With Hearing Loss
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of early intervention on language skills for children with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01963468
- Testing
- Early language intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Loss, Language Development
Improving Outcomes Using Technology for Children Who Are DHH
This study evaluates the efficacy of using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology for enhancing language development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Language Development, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT02998164
- Testing
- augmentative and alternative communication technology, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hearing Impaired Children
Artificial Grammar Learning in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Stimulus Length Effect
The goal of this basic experimental study involving humans (BESH) clinical trial is to examine how stimulus length affects grammar learning in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and who primarily use spoken language.
- Trial name
- NCT07782567
- Testing
- Short linguistic content, Long linguistic content
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Hearing Loss, Bilateral, Language Development
Technology-assisted Language Intervention (TALI)
This study is testing the effectiveness of augmentative and alternative communication technology among deaf or hard of hearing children for improving language development.
- Trial name
- TALI (NCT04857255)
- Testing
- Technology assisted language intervention, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS-like Syndrome
GROWing Up With Rare GENEtic Syndromes
Introduction Rare complex syndromes Patients with complex genetic syndromes, by definition, have combined medical problems affecting multiple organ systems, and intellectual disability is often part of the syndrome.
- Conditions
- Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS-like Syndrome, Silver Russel Syndrome, Congenital Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- GROW UR GENES (NCT04463316)
- Testing
- Retrospective file studies
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Deafness
Word Learning in Deaf Children Using Eye-tracking and Behavioral Measures
Mutual exclusivity is a word learning constraint in which the learner assumes that a given word refers to only one category of objects.
- Trial name
- NCT05993832
- Testing
- input cue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Hearing Loss
Effect of Dental Educational Program on Oral Hygiene Status Among Institutionalized Deaf Children
assess the effect of dental educational program on oral hygiene among institutionalized hearing impaired and mute children in Cairo, Egypt.
- Trial name
- NCT03030014
- Testing
- educational programm, no educational program
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Congenital Hearing Loss Secondary to Biallelic Mutations in the Otoferlin Gene (OTOF), Biallelic Mutations in the Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Gene
A Natural History Study in Pediatric Participants With Hearing Loss Due to OTOF, GJB2, or GJB2/GJB6 Mutations
This is an observational study to examine the characteristics of gene-related hearing loss in pediatric participants with biallelic otoferlin (OTOF) Mutations, Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Mutations, or Digenic GJB2/Gap Junction…
- Conditions
- Congenital Hearing Loss Secondary to Biallelic Mutations in the Otoferlin Gene (OTOF), Biallelic Mutations in the Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) Gene, Digenic Mutations in GJB2/Gap Junction Beta 6 (GJB6) Genes
- Trial name
- ENSEMBLE (NCT06019481)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Children Deafness
RHYTHMIC STIMULUS EFFECTS ON NEURONAL OSCILLATORY ACTIVITY AND SPEACHES CAPABILITIES IN DEAF CHILDREN
The deaf children showed deficits in speech processing and temporality. They badly apprehend temporal concepts and perceptions of deficit so the acoustic phenomena marking the time course linguistically.
- Trial name
- NCT02901691
- Testing
- musical rhythmic stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Family ASL: Longitudinal Study of Deaf Children and Hearing Parents Who Receive Services to Support the Learning of ASL
This study examines the development of American Sign Language by deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and their parents.
- Trial name
- FASL (NCT04988451)
- Testing
- ASL Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Behavioral Parent Training for Families With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschoolers
Children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) rarely receive behavioral interventions to prevent the long-term costly outcomes of behavior problems.
- Conditions
- Deafness, Hearing Loss, Parenting, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- CHAMPS-DHH (NCT03916146)
- Testing
- Parent Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 295 people
- Sponsor
- Christina Studts
Deaf Children
The Benefits of Vibrating Floors for Deaf Children
In view of the difficulties observed in the oral language development of deaf children, it is essential to offer them appropriate and effective care as early as possible.
- Trial name
- NCT06390514
- Testing
- vibrating floor, No vibrating floor
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Hearing Loss, Language Impairment
Retrieval Practice for Word Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
This study is designed to advance the promising yet underutilized research on retrieval practice by evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of two key retrieval practice features (feedback and spacing).
- Trial name
- NCT05512000
- Testing
- Feedback with massed trials, Feedback with spaced trials, No feedback with massed trials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center