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Parent-Child Early Approaches to Raising Language Skills (PEARLS) Intervention

NCT03260062 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2021-05-07

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Summary

The purpose of this research study is to develop and evaluate a parent training program, which aims to improve language. The study is being conducted to see if teaching parents positive parenting techniques and behavior strategies will improve the rate of language development in children with cochlear implants when compared to standard speech therapy (e.g., auditory-verbal therapy).

Conditions

  • Deafness, Bilateral

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parent-Child Early Approaches to Raising Language Skills

The PEARLS intervention will teach parents evidence-based language strategies and sensitive parenting (e.g., warmth, respect for autonomy, linguistic stimulation) to promote language development in young deaf children with cochlear implants (CI).

OTHER

Standard Care Speech therapy

Families will participate in auditory-verbal therapy, which is the standard speech therapy with children with hearing loss.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ivette Cejas, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Months
Max Age
48 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-11
Primary Completion
2021-04-30
Completion
2021-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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