Effect of Communication Board on Functional Communication of Children With Cerebral Palsy

October 23, 2024 updated by: Riphah International University
My aim of the research is to compare the effect of traditional therapy with the AAC device and identify if the AAC device is more effective for CP children than traditional therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 46620
        • Special Education Academy

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children of both genders with Cerebral Palsy age group 8 years-12 years
  • Children with Cerebral Palsy having mild to moderate cognitive impairment and communication impairment
  • Children with comorbid conditions (epilepsy, microcephalia)
  • Children with physical abilities of functional Pointing, One Step Command
  • Following, Vocalization, and Imitation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children with comorbid conditions (visual impairment, hearing impairment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Communication Board

customized individualized AAC communication Board with a step command Intervention description: 3 sessions per week, of 30 minutes total of 24 sessions. Both genders will be included.

Children's ages range from 8 to 12 years.
Other: Communication Board
communication board based on a functional communication picture of basic needs of categories ( food, clothes, object, and actions)
Other: Traditional Therapy

Traditional therapy with one-step command Intervention description: 3 sessions per week, of 30 minutes total of 24 sessions. Both genders will be included.

Children's ages range from 8 to 12 years.
Other: Traditional Therapy
Traditional Therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Functional Communication
Time Frame: 8th week

Baseline measurement of all the individuals who are enrolled in the study will be taken by using the following assessment tools.

Functional communication checklist; provide the score with reference to five domains- method of communication, communication interaction, communication function, expressive language skills, and receptive language skills Communication effective index will also be used which consists of sixteen items.

Information Carrying words will be used based on age. After baseline measurements communication board intervention will be given to the individuals with cerebral palsy belonging to the experimental group while traditional therapy will be given to the control group. After providing the mentioned treatment to both groups for twenty four sessions, the post-assessment will be taken.
8th week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Maimoona Ismail, Riphah International University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 6, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 6, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

June 10, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 26, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2024

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/01777 Imtasha Rana

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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