U.S., March 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07447427) titled 'Language Development in Children With Cochlear Implants and Speech-language Therapy Interventions' on Feb. 11.
Brief Summary: Cochlear implantation is currently offered to children with severe to profound prelingual hearing loss for whom hearing aids alone are insufficient to provide access to oral language (HAS, 2009). Speech-language therapy should be implemented concurrently to support the development of oral language (HAS, 2006). Several speech therapy approaches can be proposed. The auditory-phonological (AP) approach, recommended by HAS (HAS, 2006), is a child-centered rehabilitation method that relies on visual aids such as C...