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Examining the Effectiveness of My Scrivener on Handwriting Legibility

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Shenandoah University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00693303
First received: June 5, 2008
Last updated: July 10, 2009
Last verified: July 2009
History of Changes
Results First Received: July 10, 2009  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized;   Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment;   Masking: Open Label;   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Children
Intervention: Behavioral: Training on My Scrivenor

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
My Scrivener Training Children received My Scrivenor training

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    My Scrivener Training  
STARTED     21  
COMPLETED     21  
NOT COMPLETED     0  



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Reporting Groups
  Description
My Scrivener Training Children received My Scrivenor training

Baseline Measures
    My Scrivener Training  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  21  
Age  
[units: participants]
 		 
<=18 years     21  
Between 18 and 65 years     0  
>=65 years     0  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  9  ± 1.5  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		 
Female     12  
Male     9  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
 		 
United States     21  
Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting [1]
[units: Mean percent of legible letters, & words]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  95  ± 9.9  
[1] This criterion-referenced tool measures legibility and speed in grades one through six. The ETCH asks the child to write letters and words in lower-case and upper-case, write numerals, perform near point and far point copying, write to dictation, and compose original sentences.



  Outcome Measures

1.  Primary:   Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting   [ Time Frame: August 2008 ]
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2.  Primary:   Legibility Scores on the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting   [ Time Frame: June 2008 and August 2008 ]
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Certain Agreements:  
All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.


Limitations and Caveats
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Deborah Marr ScD, OTR/L
Organization: Shenandoah University
phone: 540-678-4312
e-mail: dmarr@su.edu


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Responsible Party: Deborah Marr, Shenandoah University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00693303     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 08-1125, NIDRR #H133S070082
Study First Received: June 5, 2008
Results First Received: July 10, 2009
Last Updated: July 10, 2009
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board