iPad Application to Treat Prosodic Deficits in Students With Communication Disorders

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Communication Disorders; Autism

Treatments: Behavioral: iPad Application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01917864

1306012259

ED-IES-13-R-0005 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of a specialized iPad application designed to treat difficulties with intonation (e.g., melody in voice) in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other communication disorders.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• SLPs, in Connecticut Public Schools, who provide intervention to students with autism spectrum disorders and related disorders
• Students, ages 4-18, who attend school in Connecticut and demonstrate prosodic difficulties secondary to a diagnosis of ASD, apraxia of speech, or other communication disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Students with concomitant genetic disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 1 patient group

iPad Application

Experimental group

Description:

Student participants will use specialized iPad software under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist over the course of 12 months, approximately one session per week, one hour per session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: iPad Application