Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00689988 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 4, 2008
Last Update Posted
: June 4, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Down Syndrome | Behavioral: speech-language therapy with AAC intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 5 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome: Pilot Study |
Study Start Date : | July 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: SG
Study Group: five children with Down syndrome submitted to speech-language intervention with AAC intervention
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Behavioral: speech-language therapy with AAC intervention
speech-language intervention in weekly 40-minutes sessions, without the presence of parents or caregivers, and 5 to 10-minutes to parents training and orientation
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- Performance on a initial and final lexical assessments, after 12 months of speech-language therapy [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Performance on longitudinal follow-up of twelve months of speech-language therapy with AAC use [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 5 Years to 11 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- genetic diagnosis of Down syndrome
- be at the preoperational period
- good health conditions
- expressive language impairment (communication by vocal and gestures, predominantly)
Exclusion Criteria:
- presence of major malformations
- presence of another genetic syndrome
- severe neonatal asphyxia, hearing impairment or visual

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00689988
Brazil | |
University of Sao Paulo - School of Medicine - Department of Physiotherapy, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Occupational Therapy | |
São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
Principal Investigator: | Sandra CF Pires, PhD student | University of São Paulo | |
Study Chair: | Suelly CO Limongi, PhD | University of São Paulo |
Responsible Party: | Suelly Cecilia Olivan Limongi, University of Sao Paulo |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00689988 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
05/1149 |
First Posted: | June 4, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 4, 2008 |
Last Verified: | June 2008 |
Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:
Down syndrome communication AIDS for disabled language development disorders vocabulary |
gestures language tests child |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Syndrome Down Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Intellectual Disability Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Abnormalities, Multiple Congenital Abnormalities Chromosome Disorders Genetic Diseases, Inborn |