Reading program shows promise for kids with hearing loss
NCT ID NCT04027881
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a home-based reading program called Sit Together and Read (STAR) in 15 preschoolers with hearing loss. Caregivers read with their child for 15 weeks using special techniques to teach print concepts and letter knowledge. The goal was to see if the program is feasible and might improve early reading skills in this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sit Together and Read (STAR) – a caregiver-led shared book reading program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward an effective early literacy intervention for children with hearing loss, helping them build reading skills before starting school.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 15 children, so results may not apply to all kids with hearing loss. It tests feasibility, not proven effectiveness.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Sep 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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4 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for children: * Child 4 years, 0 months to 5 years, 11 months at enrollment * Child has bilateral sensorineural hearing loss * child has at least one years' experience of hearing device use (hearing aid, cochlear implant) * child does not have a severe cognitive disability Inclusion Criteria for caregivers: * Caregiver willing to attend in-person meetings * Caregiver willing to read regularly to the child in English for 15 consecutive weeks Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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