Status:
COMPLETED
Maximizing Outcomes for Preschoolers With Developmental Language Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Vanderbilt University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Conditions:
Developmental Language Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
27-31 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Enhanced Milieu Teaching-Sentence Focus (EMT-SF) intervention, implemented by caregivers and interventionists, relative to a cont...
Detailed Description
A multi-site, phase 2, randomized clinical trial will be used to determine whether communication support strategies are effective for improving language outcomes in children with emergent developmenta...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Parent or caregiver (mother, father, grandparent) willing to participate in caregiver training over the full 18 months of the study
- Normal non-verbal cognitive abilities
- Receptive and expressive language delay:
- English as the only language spoken to the child in the home
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Attempts to imitate 10 words
Exclusion
- Diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disability other than DLD (e.g., Down syndrome, ASD, intellectual disability)
- Caregiver report of a major medical condition (e.g., seizures, cancer, stroke, traumatic head injury, cleft lip/palate, cerebral palsy, legally blind, any genetic diagnosis associated - - Caregiver report of preterm birth (i.e., \< 37 weeks gestation)
- Caregiver report of hearing impairment or audiological testing indicating hearing thresholds \> 20dB
- Caregiver report or direct observation of any problems chewing, sucking through a straw, or blowing bubbles.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 4 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 22 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03782493
Start Date
April 4 2019
End Date
February 22 2025
Last Update
April 1 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208
2
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203-