Movement and Talking of Children with Language and Motor Development Disorders

Conditions: taalstoornissen en motorische stoornissen
language disorders
language impariments
language problems
motor disorders
motor impairments
motor problems
movement problems
talking problems

Registration Number: NL-OMON56778

Lead Sponsor: Hanzehogeschool Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy subjects:
• Age between 1 and 6 years
• No suspicion of language or motor problems by professionals

Exclusion Criteria

Children with language problems or motor problems:
• Age between 1 and 6 years
• A suspicion of a language problem identified through a screening
(GGD-Groningen, GGD-Amsterdam, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen afdeling
Keel-, Neus- en Oorheelkunde, Revalidatie Friesland en het Wilhelmina
Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht)
• A language disorder diagnosed with an extensive language test by a language
expert (speech therapist, speech language pathologist, clinical linguist,
educational psychologist)
• A suspicion of motor problems based on a screening (GGD-Groningen,
GGD-Amsterdam, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen afdeling Keel-, Neus- en
Oorheelkunde, Revalidatie Friesland en het Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht)
• A language disorder diagnosed with an extensive motor test by a movement
expert (child physiotherapist, occupational therapist, child exercise
therapist, rehabilitation specialist)

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Two outcome measures are important for this research; language development and<br /><br>motor development.<br /><br><br /><br>The following parts of language development are mapped out:<br /><br>- Language comprehension<br /><br>- Language production<br /><br><br /><br>The following parts of motor development are mapped:<br /><br>- Fine motor skills<br /><br>- Gross motor skills<br /><br>- Balance<br /><br>- Ball skills</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures