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NCT01816178 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Using a Voice Output Communication Aid to Facilitate Language Development in Young Children With ASD

A NA study, sponsored by University of South Alabama.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
5
Enrollment target

NCT01816178: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of South Alabama.

NCT01816178 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of South Alabama. The registered enrollment target is 5 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01816178, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of South Alabama.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
5 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

It was proposed that in order to teach these children to use a Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA), it should be introduced through a play-based situation using parents as the primary interventionist.

Primary Outcome

Surveys of number of words Text data from VOCA Formal assessment instruments

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL communication training

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 5 participants
Start Date 2004-02
Est. Completion 2005-08
Phase NA
University of South Alabama

17 total trials

What the finished NCT01816178 record still lists

NCT01816178 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 5 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which communication training is the first listed.

NCT01816178 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01816178 about?

NCT01816178 is a clinical study titled "Using a Voice Output Communication Aid to Facilitate Language Development in Young Children With ASD". It was proposed that in order to teach these children to use a Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA), it should be introduced through a play-based situation using parents as the primary interventionist.

What is the current status of trial NCT01816178?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 5 participants. The study started on 2004-02. Estimated completion is 2005-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01816178?

The interventions under investigation include: communication training (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01816178?

This trial is sponsored by University of South Alabama, which has 17 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01816178's enrollment target sits among peer trials

5 1988th of 2000 higher than 5 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01816178, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01816178 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.