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SAGA for Toddlers. Supporting Children's Linguistic and Socio-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care
Led by University of Helsinki · Updated on 2026-05-08
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
79 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Helsinki
Lead Sponsor
S
Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to investigate whether a shared reading intervention including emotion and mind-related dialogues (SAGA for Toddlers) supports the development of 11 to 36 moth-old-children in early childhood education and care. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the SAGA model support children's social-emotional development? 2. Does the SAGA model support children's language development? The participating children will attend the intervention at the early childhood education and care. The participating personnel at the early childhood education and care will receive training, implement the intervention, and answer questionnaires. The participating caregivers will attend caregiver-evenings and answers questionnaires.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
SAGA for Toddlers. Supporting Children's Linguistic and Socio-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children must be 11 to 36 months old at the start of the study
- Must live in Finland
- Must attend Swedish-speaking early childhood education and care
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, 00014
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Research Team
M
Mirjam Kalland, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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