Edith Cowan University Late Talkers Study: a statistical learning intervention for young children with late language emergence

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: developmental language disorder; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy; Mental Health - Learning disabilities

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000509864
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Suzanne Meldrum

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-30
• Study Completion: 2021-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 19 April 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

Four English-speaking participants aged between 18 months – 3 years. The following criteria will be used to determine inclusion in the study:
i). Perform below age expectations according to the parent report survey, the OZI: Australian English Communicative Development Inventory <10th percentile),
ii). Say their existing words (if any) well enough for the clinicians to adequately judge future productions as word attempts, and
iii). Families willing to follow the treatment protocol.
iv). Families agree to not undertake any other speech pathology treatment during the course of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Children will be excluded if they
i). are born preterm (<37 weeks)
ii). Speak a language other than English,
iii). Have any hearing or visual impairments, and
iv). Have a known diagnosed disability or disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified