Outcomes of Talking Together: Evaluation and Results (oTTer)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Early language development in children aged 2-3 years; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13251954
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

2019 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687175 protocol (added 08/11/2019) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01333-y (added 30/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-21
• Study Completion: 2021-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 10 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

1. Families must live within specified areas of Bradford
2. Families must have a child aged 2 to 2.5 years who is referred into the Talking Together programme following a screening assessment by a Language Development Worker (LDW)
3. Families must speak English, Urdu, or Punjabi at home
4. Families must be willing to receive the intervention delivered by a LDW in their home
5. Families must identify one parent/carer who will be the primary recipient of the programme, who will be present for all sessions
6. Families must be will to be randomly allocated to treatment or control group and consent to additional data collection if allocated to the control group
7. Families must be taking part in the programme voluntarily and not being required to receive Talking Together by an outside service e.g. Social Services

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children who have any known significant developmental disorder or sensory impairment
2. Children who are older than 2yrs 6 months at assessment
3. Children who are not singletons (twins, triples)
4. Families where the primary carer/parent to whom the intervention programme will be delivered may vary from session to session

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified