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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Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203-