CompletedNot Applicable

Eyes On Lips? Speechreading Skills and Facial Expression Discrimination in Children With and Without Impaired Hearing

Finland140 participantsStarted 2023-05-12

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out the role of background factors and gaze use in children's speechreading performance. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Which background factors and eye gaze patterns are associated with the best speechreading results in hearing children and those with hearing impairment/loss? * Are children's gaze patterns and facial expression discrimination associated with interpretation of emotional contents of verbal messages in speechreading? * What is the efficacy of intervention that is based on the use of a speechreading application to be developed? Participants will be * tested with linguistic and cognitive tests and tasks * tested with a speechreading test and tasks with or without simultaneous eye-tracking * about half of the participants with hearing impairment/loss will train speechreading with an application Researchers will compare the different age groups and the results of hearing children to those of children with impaired hearing to see if there are differences.

Who can participate

Age range

8 Years – 11 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Normally hearing children: * age 8-11 years * being born full-term (on 37. gestational week or later) * Finnish speaking (Finnish is the language the child's family uses at home, the child goes to a school where Finnish is used as the language of instruction) * normal hearing and vision * typically developing, mainstream education curriculum at school * for those tested remotely: computer available at home for remote testing Children with hearing impairment/loss: * age 8-11 years * diagnosed bilateral hearing impairment * being born full-term (on 37. gestational week or later) * Finnish speaking (Finnish is the language the child's family uses at home, the child goes to a school where Finnish is used as the language of instruction) * normal vision * (mainly) typically developing * for those tested remotely: computer available at home for remote testing Exclusion Criteria: Normally hearing children: psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperacitivity Disorder) Children with hearing impairment/loss: psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders (excluding ADHD if medication helps the child to concentrate well during testing)

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Level of speechreading skill

Timeframe: Two months

Level of performance in emotions (facial expressions) + sentence-level speeachreading task

Timeframe: Two months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05854719

SponsorUniversity of Oulu

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-12

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