Recruiting

Language Development

Sponsor:

University of Central Florida

Code:

NCT06512168

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Cerebral Palsy

Apraxia of Speech

Speech Sound Disorder

Speech Disorders in Children

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 5

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

AAC Generative Language Intervention

Study Details

Brief 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).

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Cerebral Palsy

Apraxia of Speech

Speech Sound Disorder

Speech Disorders in Children

Study ID

NCT06512168

Start date

Apr 1, 2025

Status verified date

May, 2025

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 5

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Treatment Group

AAC Generative Language Intervention

Interventions

AAC Generative Language Intervention

Aided AAC Language Input/Output Intervention

Primary outcome measure

  • Aided AAC Utterance Length [ Time Frame: 24 Months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jennifer Kent-Walsh, PhD

407-823-4800Jkentwalsh@ucf.edu

Cathy Binger, PhD

505-277-4453cbinger@unm.edu

Locations

University of Central Florida - Innovative Center

Recruiting

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32826

Contacts

Nancy Harrington, MA

(407) 882-0465nancy.harrington@ucf.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Central Florida

Last update posted

May 16, 2025

Last verified

May, 2025

Keywords

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Complex Communication Needs
  • Assistive Technology
  • AAC

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Central Florida on 2025-05-16.