Reading Outcomes in Children With Vestibular Loss

This study is looking at how vestibular loss (problems with the inner ear system that helps with balance and eye movements) might affect reading abilities in children who also have hearing loss. Researchers want to understand if vestibular loss contributes to reading difficulties, which hasn't been fully explored before. They will be using behavioral tests like "Dynamic Visual Acuity" and "Static Visual Acuity" to measure how well children can see clearly during head movements and when still. "Reading Outcomes" tests will measure reading fluency. The study aims to enroll 90 children between 7 and 18 years old. Children can have normal hearing or hearing loss, but must meet specific intelligence scores. The study is ongoing and will measure these outcomes until November 2026.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 90 participants. It will use behavioral interventions to assess visual acuity and reading outcomes.
What's involved
Participants will undergo behavioral tests including Dynamic Visual Acuity, Static Visual Acuity, and Reading Outcomes assessments. These tests involve identifying shapes or words.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants' Dynamic Visual Acuity, Reading Ability, and Static Visual Acuity will be measured until November 30, 2026.

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NCT05414903

Reading Outcomes in Children With Vestibular Loss

Recruiting
NAAges 7–18InterventionalBasic science
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
~90 participants
Updated 2025-12-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Dynamic Visual AcuityReading OutcomesStatic Visual Acuity

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
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What they're measuring
The Dynamic Visual Acuity Test
Measured over June 6, 2022 - November 30, 2026
+2 more outcomes measured
Vestibular Disorder
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
1 sites across 1 states
Nebraska1
  • Kristen L Janky, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Children will be required to have nonverbal problem-solving/intelligence scores within 1.5 SD of the mean (mean = 100, SD = 15, 1.5 SD of mean = 77 - 123).
Children with normal hearing must have thresholds ≤20 dB HL from 0.25 to 8 kHz.
Children with hearing loss must have pure-tone averages \> 65 dB HL.

Exclusion

Fail a vision screen at 20/30
Have autism, blindness, or other optic disorders, cerebral palsy, significant neurologic involvement, uncorrectable vision problems, and intellectual disability.
Children with nonverbal problem-solving/intelligence scores \> 123 or \< 77 will be excluded.
Each participant's current medications will be reviewed. Children taking medications known to result in oculomotor slowing will be excluded (i.e., anti-depressants, vestibular suppressants, sedatives, etc).
  • The Dynamic Visual Acuity TestJune 6, 2022 - November 30, 2026

    The dynamic visual acuity test measures the ability to see clearly during head movement. 3 type of head movement will be assessed: Active (participant moves their own head), Passive (Investigator moves participant's head) and impulse (Investigator moves participant's head).

  • Reading AbilityJune 6, 2022 - November 30, 2026

    The Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency, 2nd Ed (TOSWRF) The Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency, 2nd Ed (TOSCRF) The Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS): Reading Comprehension subtest MNREAD Test

  • Static Visual Acuity TestJune 6, 2022 - November 30, 2026

    Static visual acuity will be assessed in 9 domains (3 levels of visual target complexity x 3 levels of presentation complexity). The 3 levels of visual target complexity are identifying: 1) colors, 2) the direction of the open prongs of the "Landolt C" (right, left, up, or down), which does not require alphabet knowledge, and 3) single letters