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iPad Application to Treat Prosodic Deficits in Students With Communication Disorders

NCT01917864 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2016-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of a specialized iPad application designed to treat difficulties with intonation (e.g., melody in voice) in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other communication disorders.

Conditions

  • Autism
  • Communication Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

iPad Application

A specialized iPad application, entitled SpeechPrompts, has been developed to treat prosodic difficulties commonly seen in ASDs. SpeechPrompts provides the SLPs that work with students with ASDs an additional tool to treat prosody. The SpeechPrompts software offers visual support and biofeedback to change prosody. These two tools are not typically available for school-based SLPs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Handhold Adaptive

    collaborator OTHER

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frederick Shic, Ph.D · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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