Clinical trial NCT05343468: Life Skills Improved in Children With Down Syndrome After Using Assistive Technology
Official title: Independence, Quality of Life, and Adaptive Behavioral Skills Improved in Children With Down Syndrome After Using Assistive Technology
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Down Syndrome
Adaptive Behavior
Quality of Life
Keywords: Down syndrome
Assistive technology
Adaptive behavioral skills
Lead sponsor: MapHabit, Inc.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: LuMind IDSC Foundation
name: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
First posted: 2022-04-25
Enrollment: 26
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 17
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: This single-arm repeated measures design examined the effects of a software device as an intervention, permitting the participants to serve as their own controls.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Enhancing independence and quality of life are key modifiable outcomes that are short- and long-term goals for children with Down syndrome (DS) and for their parents. The study investigated the efficacy of assistive technology in improving children with Down Syndrome's independence and quality of life. Using a commercially available assistive technology, the MapHabit system, the investigators implemented the software with participants' families for 4 weeks. The investigators hypothesized that the assistive technology will improve adaptive behavioral skills and overall quality of life.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Down syndrome diagnosis
* Age between 7-17
* Internet access
* Proficiency in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Ages outside of 7-17
* Located outside of the United States of America
* No internet access
* No proficiency in English

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Adaptive Behavior Assessment System Third Edition (ABAS-3) from Baseline at 4 Weeks
timeFrame: Pre-Post: The assessment was administered at the beginning and end of the study's duration (4-week study).
measure: Quality of Life - 18 (QoL-18)
timeFrame: The instrument was administered to the participants after the completion of the study duration (4-week study).
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: MapHabit, Inc.
state: Georgia
Study officials:
affiliation: MapHabit, Inc.
name: Stuart Zola, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Boatman F, Golden M, Jin J, Kim Y, Law S, Lu A, Merriam N, Zola S. Assistive technology: Visual mapping combined with mobile software can enhance quality of life and ability to carry out activities of daily living in individuals with impaired memory. Technol Health Care. 2020;28(2):121-128. doi: 10.3233/THC-191980.
citation: Kelleher J, Zola S, Cui X, Chen S, Gerber C, Parker MW, Davis C, Law S, Golden M, Vaughan CP. Personalized Visual Mapping Assistive Technology to Improve Functional Ability in Persons With Dementia: Feasibility Cohort Study. JMIR Aging. 2021 Oct 19;4(4):e28165. doi: 10.2196/28165.
citation: Parker MW, Davis C, White K, Johnson D, Golden M, Zola S. Reduced care burden and improved quality of life in African American family caregivers: Positive impact of personalized assistive technology. Technol Health Care. 2022;30(2):379-387. doi: 10.3233/THC-213049.