Can a tablet app boost language in deaf kids? new study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT04857255
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a special technology tool can help deaf or hard-of-hearing children ages 3-10 improve their language skills. About 114 children will be randomly assigned to use the tool or continue their usual therapy. Researchers will measure changes in vocabulary, sentence length, and overall language ability.
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Study facts
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- 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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143 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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3 to 10 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 3-10 years * Documented permanent bilateral hearing loss with severity levels clinically defined moderate to profound). * Identified with a language deficit, defined by either the ratio of language standard scores to nonverbal intelligence quotient \<.85 or a differences in nonverbal IQ and language standard scores of 10 points. Language scores may either be receptive or expressive. * Currently receiving speech-language therapy. Exclusion Criteria: Mild hearing loss and unilateral hearing loss * primary language other than English * significant motor impairments * nonverbal IQ \<80 * children with severe communication disorders (i.e. autism spectrum disorders).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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