Measuring Aided Language Development

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age42-60
SponsorUniversity of Central Florida

About this trial

The focus of the current study is to systematically investigate the psychometric properties of a range of aided language measures, which are based on the Graphic Symbol Utterance and Sentence Development Framework (Binger \& Kent-Walsh).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Clinical Identification of Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy + Significant Speech Impairment

Must Speak English as a Primary Language

Must Be Able to Express At Least 25 Words (using any communication mode)

Must Be Able to Accurately Select Picture Symbols on iPad Communication App with at Least 50% Accuracy

Disqualifiers

Clinical Diagnosis of Autism or Social Communication Disorder

Primary Language Spoken is A Language Other than English

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • AAC Generative Language Intervention

    Behavioral

    Aided AAC Language Input/Output Intervention

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Treatment GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Aided AAC Utterance Length

Aided AAC Sentence Length Measured in Morphemes

Time frame
24 Months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Central Florida

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator

University of New Mexico

Collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Collaborator