Communication Disabilities Clinical Trial
Official title:
Augmentative Alternative Communication Intervention Delivered Via Eye-tracking Technology
The aim of this project is to develop an Augmentative and Alternative Communication intervention through the use of Eye tracker system.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 30 |
Est. completion date | December 31, 2026 |
Est. primary completion date | December 31, 2026 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 3 Years to 17 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - aged between 3 and 17 years affected by neuropsychiatric pathology presenting complex communication needs - Control of eye motility and visual fixation - ability to maintain position in front of the monitor - availability of at least one member of the family nucleus to participate in the therapeutic process - cognitive skills appropriate to the task such as being able to recognize images and being able to memorize procedures necessary to use the various basic functions Exclusion Criteria: - age not between 3 and 17 years - difficulty in controlling ocular motility and visual fixation - the unavailability of at least one member of the family nucleus to participate in the therapeutic process - impaired cognitive skills on the task such as being able to recognize pictures and being able to memorize procedures necessary to use various basic functions |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Italy | IRCCS Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo | Messina |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo" |
Italy,
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Uliano D, Falciglia G, Del Viscio C, Picelli A, Gandolfi M, Passarella A. Augmentative and alternative communication in adolescents with severe intellectual disability: a clinical experience. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2010 Jun;46(2):147-52. Epub 2010 Apr 13. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory | The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory is a questionnaire for parents. This is used for the study and evaluation of communication and language in children with typical and atypical development. | Month 0 | |
Primary | MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory | The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory is a questionnaire for parents. This is used for the study and evaluation of communication and language in children with typical and atypical development. | Month 3 | |
Primary | MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory | The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory is a questionnaire for parents. This is used for the study and evaluation of communication and language in children with typical and atypical development. | Month 6 | |
Primary | Communication Matrix | is an online assessment tool created to help professionals and family members support people with severe communication disorders on their journey to greater self-expression. Total score on an assessment of early expressive communication skills. | Month 0 | |
Primary | Communication Matrix | is an online assessment tool created to help professionals and family members support people with severe communication disorders on their journey to greater self-expression. Total score on an assessment of early expressive communication skills. | Month 3 | |
Primary | Communication Matrix | is an online assessment tool created to help professionals and family members support people with severe communication disorders on their journey to greater self-expression. Total score on an assessment of early expressive communication skills. | Month 6 | |
Primary | Interactive Check list for Augmentative Communication | Interactive Check list for Augmentative Communication is an observational tool for evaluating interactive behavior | Month 0 | |
Primary | Interactive Check list for Augmentative Communication | Interactive Check list for Augmentative Communication is an observational tool for evaluating interactive behavior | Month 3 | |
Primary | Interactive Check list for Augmentative Communication | Interactive Check list for Augmentative Communication is an observational tool for evaluating interactive behavior | Month 6 | |
Secondary | The World Health Organization Quality of Life | The World Health Organization Quality of Life -BREF consists of 26 questions. The World Health Organization Quality of Life -BREF has Likert-type scoring ranging from 1 to 5. As the score obtained from the sub-domains of the scale increases, the quality of life increases. | T0 (Baseline) - T1 (3 months) - T2 (6 months) | |
Secondary | Parenting Stress Index | Measures parenting stress | T0 (Baseline) - T1 (3 months) - T2 (6 months) | |
Secondary | Forerunners in Communication - ComFor | Forerunners in Communication assesses the precursors of augmentative communication. It measures the ability to perceive and attribute meanings to forms of communication | T0 (Baseline) - T1 (3 months) - T2 (6 months) | |
Secondary | Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales II | The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales are a standardized semi-structured interview to measure adaptive behavior, among the most sensitive to change in autism research. Standard scores have a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. | T0 (Baseline) - T1 (3 months) - T2 (6 months) |
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