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Effects of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy

NCT06196944 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2024-06-13

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Summary

Cerebral Palsy is a neuromuscular disorder that causes multiple disabilities in an individual.

Children's ability to rely on speech as a primary mode of communication can be compromised by cerebral palsy. Children with communication difficulties face many barriers to participating in everyday life and have a heightened risk of social isolation and mental health problems.

So, augmentative, and alternative communication (AAC) strategies and tools are helpful for children with CP. AAC is classified into manual signs and symbols, and low, mid, and high- tech communication aids form part of a total communication approach whereby all potential modalities of communication are explored and supported. The World Health Organization International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health for Children and Youth is increasingly being used to support decision-making. The study will be carried out at Rising Sun Institute for Special Children. The study design for this study is Randomized Control Trials. The convenience Sampling Technique will be used to collect data and 16 children with cerebral palsy will be included in this study. Both males and females with the age range of 3-15 years will be included in this study. The children will be randomly assigned into groups, group A will be allocated 8 children as the control group, and in group B, 8 as the treatment/ interventional group. Dysarthric Profile will be used for assessment purposes and aided Augmentative and Alternative communication system for the intervention. The pre-assessment of the child's Early Functional development will be done. Then, the low- tech (PECS) will be used for 6 weeks for the intervention. We will take 3 sessions per week for 40 minutes for the treatment group while the control group will remain the same. After the end of 6 weeks, the post-assessment of the child's Early Functional development will also be done. This indicates the effectiveness of AAC devices in the communication of children with Cerebral Palsy. The use of AAC methods could help to reduce aggressiveness among children with cerebral palsy. Moreover, AAC-based information and tools enable them to create environments that will support or enhance the ability of people with complex communication needs to interact with family members, peers, teachers, and others.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Augmentative Alternative Communication

Traditional Method

OTHER

Augmentative Alternative Communication Device

Augmentative Alternative Communication Device 3 session for 40 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nazia Mumtaz · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-08
Primary Completion
2023-11-28
Completion
2023-11-28

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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