The Effectiveness of Computerized Auditory Training Programme on Children With Auditory Processing Disorder

NCT02111343 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2014-04-11

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Summary

The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a Computer-based auditory training (CBAT) intervention for children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) by comparing the changes in auditory processing (AP) and functional listening skills of these children immediately post-intervention, to that of the untrained controls. The AP skills of the trained group were evaluated again at 3 months post-intervention to examine the sustainability of any improvements made from the CBAT intervention. I hypothesised that after intervention, children from the auditory training (AT) group would improve in their AP skills, and that improvement would be greater than the changes in AP skills of those untrained controls. I also hypothesised that the improvement made from the intervention would sustain for at least 3 months after the end of intervention. Finally, I examined if the training outcomes are predictable from any underlying factors such as the initial AP, language, or cognitive skills of these children.

Conditions

  • Central Auditory Processing Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Computer-based auditory training (CBAT)

There are 3 listening games (i.e. Doggy, Who-Is-Right, Story-in-noise) that target on speech-in-noise training and 1 listening game (i.e. TATP) that aims to train dichotic listening. Patient was required to undergo the training for 30 minutes per day, 5 sessions per week, for a duration of 12 weeks. Parents were advised to keep a journal to record child's training hour of the day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National University Health System, Singapore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jenny HY Loo, PhD · National University Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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