Data Acquisition Study for a Communication Device for Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy

Axel Krieger5 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a touch screen application designed to help pediatric patients with cerebral palsy communicate. The study will test how well patients type on two different tools: one tool is already on the market , and the second tool is a newly developed App.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Dynavox MaestroDEVICE

Receives commercially available communication device Dynavox Maestro to test speed and quality of communication.

Experimental AppDEVICE

Participant receives experimental app to test speed and error rate of communication.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 7 YearsMax age: 21 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between the ages of 7 years old - 21 years old * been diagnosed with spastic or dystonic diplegic or quadriplegic cerebral palsy. * are able to communicate through written words * are able to follow a 3- steps directions, and follow study directions and procedures. Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Children's National

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Speed of Communication

Measure time (in minutes) to type 3 pre-set sentences

Time frame: Immediately

Secondary Outcomes

Error Rate of Communication

Amount of typing errors per sentence

Time frame: At time of experiment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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