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Measuring Aided Language Development

United States60 participantsStarted 2025-04-01

Plain-language summary

The focus of the current study is to systematically investigate the psychometric properties of a range of aided language measures, which are based on the Graphic Symbol Utterance and Sentence Development Framework (Binger \& Kent-Walsh).

Who can participate

Age range42 Months – 60 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical Identification of Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy + Significant Speech Impairment * Must Speak English as a Primary Language * Must Be Able to Express At Least 25 Words (using any communication mode) * Must Be Able to Accurately Select Picture Symbols on iPad Communication App with at Least 50% Accuracy * Vision and Hearing within Functional Limits or Corrected to be within Functional Limits for Study Activities Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical Diagnosis of Autism or Social Communication Disorder * Primary Language Spoken is A Language Other than English

What they're measuring

Aided AAC Utterance Length

Timeframe: 24 Months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06512168

SponsorUniversity of Central Florida

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2028-03-31

Contact for this trial

Jennifer Kent-Walsh, PhD

407-823-4800 Jkentwalsh@ucf.edu

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