ComAlong Toddler - Parental course to help the child to communicate
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- 1. Developmental delay 2. Language delay/impairment 3. Autism spectrum disorderMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13330627
- Lead Sponsor
- ppsala University
- Brief Summary
2020 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31068096/ (added 12/02/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 900
Inclusion Criteria
Children:
1. Children aged <30 months
2. Children with communication disorder, identified by the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist at the child health visit at the age of 18 months and children under 30 months of age referred to speech and language pathologist
Parents:
Parents of children with communication delay.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children whose parents can not fill in parental forms in Swedish
2. Children who live at too great a distance from the town center of Uppsala where the parental course will be offered
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. The child’s communication and symbolic use is measured using the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist (ITC) and Behavioral Sample (BS) at baseline (initial home visit) and at 6 months (follow up home visit)<br> 2. The parents’ communicative styles with the child are measured using the Responsive Augmentative and Alternative Communication Style Scale (RAACS) at baseline (initial home visit) and 6 months (follow up home visit)<br> 3. The parental view of the child’s use and understanding of speech is measured using the SCS-18, a Swedish short version of Mac Arthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDI) at baseline (initial home visit) and 6 months (follow up home visit)<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Prosocial and difficult behaviours are measured using The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire when the child is age three<br> 2. Medical diagnoses are collected using information from the child’s medical records continuously, with the final collection when the child turns six<br> 3. Information about the child’s communication, use of AAC and development is measured through developmental assessments and collected through the child’s medical records continuously, with the final collection when the child turns six<br> 4. The number of health care visits is collected using the child’s medical records continuously, with the end point when the child turns six<br>