Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Efficacy of Working Memory Training in Children With Cochlear Implants
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Bilateral Hearing Loss
In brief
This study is an investigation of the effect of a computer-based working memory training program on memory and language processing in at-risk children (e.g., those with working memory weaknesses) who have received cochlear implants.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00763243
- Run by
- Indiana University
- People needed
- 9
- Starts
- 2008-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-07-11
Who can join
Age: 7 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 7-16 years at the time of study enrollment,
- profound bilateral hearing loss (> 90 dB HL in the better hearing ear),
- implantation prior to age 3 years,
- use of multichannel CI's,
- a monolingual English home environment,
- enrollment in an aural rehabilitative program that encourages the development of speaking and listening skills,
- educational environment that uses oral or total communication (TC) strategies,
- sufficient speech perception and language competence to complete basic word and sentence repetition tasks,
- no significant developmental delay or neurological condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would interfere markedly with cognitive functioning,
- Windows-based PC at home capable of running Cogmed working memory training software,
- mild or greater deficit in working memory, as shown by either (a) a Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) working memory T-score of 50 or higher or (b) a Digit Span scaled score of 10 or lower. Subjects will be discontinued if during the study they have any new or changed intervention (including medication) that involves working memory, attention, concentration, or executive functioning.
You may not qualify if…
- Under 7 years or over 16 years of age at time of study entry
- Implantation after age 3 years
- Bilingual or non-English-speaking home environment
- Primary use of American Sign Language (ASL)
Where it is running
- Riley Hospital for Children — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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