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Efficacy of AAC for Functional Communication

NCT04583332 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2021-04-02

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Summary

There is a considerable number children who are unable to speak, and our currently not being provided with any AAC options in their therapeutic facilities. The study aims to identify the current practice being employed with these children and then provide an AAC intervention for choice making with in group activities in the existing system, where the child is enrolled. Currently there is no indigenous evidence of AAC being employed effectively with these children. A pre- assessment will be carried out to establish the level of communication of the children. Intervention will be provided in a group for 6 weeks, three days a week, as these children already attend these groups.

Conditions

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Down Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Rhymes

Participants will be provided with a choice of 3 Nursery rhymes (Wheels on the bus, Old McDonald and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) Objects pertaining to the 3 rhymes will be placed on a board Children will be given prompts as per their need and will be marked on the type of prompt given. These children will transit to pictures and Makaton symbols, if they are able to make choices using objects.

OTHER

Individual Items in Rhymes

Participants will be provided with a choice of 3 pictures within the initial choice making of the 2 Nursery rhymes (Wheels on the bus and Old McDonald ) Wheels on the Bus will include - mama/wipers/horn McDonalds - cow/dog/cat Objects pertaining to the 3 rhymes will be placed on a board Children will be given prompts as per their need and will be marked on the type of prompt given. These children will transit to pictures and Makaton symbols, if they are able to make choices using objects.

OTHER

Objects

Participants will be provided with 2,3 and 4 sensory objects. Participants will opt for an object by making a choice between these objects, if this is achieved then the child will be moved to picture level and symbol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayesha K Butt, PhD · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-15
Completion
2020-12-15

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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