CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Perceptual Training and Phonetic Placement Therapy in Children With Cochlear Implant

Pakistan12 participantsStarted 2025-07-20

Plain-language summary

Background: Children with cochlear implants often continue to exhibit speech sound and intelligibility difficulties despite improved auditory access. Perceptual training and phonetic placement therapy are commonly used interventions; however, limited evidence exists comparing their relative effectiveness in improving speech intelligibility in this population. Objective: To find the effect of perceptual training and phonetic placement therapy in children with cochlear implant. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 12 children with cochlear implants aged 6-8 years, with hearing ages ranging from 1-4 years. Participants were recruited using convenience sampling and randomly allocated into two intervention groups: Perceptual Training (n = 5) and Phonetic Placement Therapy (n = 6). Each participant received 12 hours of therapy over an 8-week period (three sessions per week, 30 minutes each). Speech outcomes were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and after a two-week retention period using the Test of Articulation and Phonology Urdu (TAPU), Percent Consonants Correct (PCC), and a 5-point speech intelligibility rating scale scored by blinded listeners. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used for data analysis. Key words Cochlear implant, children, speech sound disorder, speech intelligibility, phonetic, hearing, perceptual training

Who can participate

Age range

6 Years – 8 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children with a chronological age of 6-8 years were selected for this study * Children diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss using a cochlear implant * Children with hearing ages of 2-3 years of both genders were part of this study Exclusion Criteria: * Children with a chronological age of 6-8 years were selected for this study * Children diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss using a cochlear implant * Children with hearing ages of 2-3 years of both genders were part of this study

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What they're measuring

To find the effect of perceptual training and phonetic placement therapy in children with cochlear implant

Timeframe: 8 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07613034

SponsorRiphah International University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-20

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