Speech Discrimination Thresholds in Children Established by the Parrot Test

ISRCTN ISRCTN69858368
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN69858368
Secondary identifying numbers N0530164776
Submission date
29/09/2006
Registration date
29/09/2006
Last edited
13/09/2013
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Nasreen Islam
Scientific

Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Chase Farm Hospital
The Ridgeway
Enfield
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeDiagnostic
Scientific title
Study objectivesThe aim of the study is to establish the observation that children respond at lower speech discrimination thresholds to human voice using the McCormack toy test than when using Automated McCormack toy test.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSigns and Symptoms: Speech
InterventionIn each centre, all the children will complete both the live and automated voice versions of the toy tests. The order in which the 2 tests are completed will be randomised.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureBetter understanding of the Clinical Test which is an essential part of normal audiological assessment above the mental age of 2 years.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date04/11/2004
Completion date03/11/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
Lower age limit2 Years
Upper age limit4 Years
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants100
Key inclusion criteriaMaximum of 100 children between 2-4 years. Inclusion criteria:
1. Age 2-4 years (two groups : 2-3 years - Free field audiometry will be used. 3-4 years - Pure tone audiometry) will be used
2. Normal Hearing - Pure tone Audiometry: below 25dBHL, Free field Audiometry: below 30dBA
3. Tympanometry - Type A
4. English must be the first language
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment04/11/2004
Date of final enrolment03/11/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Enfield
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

North Central London Research Consortium (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan