Speech Discrimination Thresholds in Children Established by the Parrot Test
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN69858368 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN69858368 |
| Protocol serial number | N0530164776 |
| Sponsor | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health |
| Funder | North Central London Research Consortium (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding |
- 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
Scientific
Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Chase Farm Hospital
The Ridgeway
Enfield
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | The 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) studied | Signs and Symptoms: Speech |
| Intervention | In 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 type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Better understanding of the Clinical Test which is an essential part of normal audiological assessment above the mental age of 2 years. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 03/11/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Lower age limit | 2 Years |
| Upper age limit | 4 Years |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 100 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Maximum 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 criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 04/11/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 03/11/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Enfield
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom
EN2 8JL
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
