Early intervention for speech sound disorder in very preterm or very low birth weight children: a randomized controlled trial.

Completed

• Conditions: speech sound development; phonological disorder; speech disorder

• Registration Number: NL-OMON41225
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Birth weight (BW) <1500 grams or a gestational age (GA) < 32 weeks, SSD (defined as a number of acquired consonants <8 in syllable-initial word position), singleton birth and a Dutch speaking family background.

Exclusion Criteria

Chronic hearing deficits, persistent middle ear effusion with a significant hearing loss of >20 dB at the best ear, blindness at eyes, cerebral palsy, mental retardation (MDI <70), oral structure deficit (e.g. cleft palate).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome is total number of acquired consonants (NAC), 12 months after<br /><br>the onset of treatment. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcomes are Percentage Correct Consonants (PCC) produced by the<br /><br>child, Phonological Mean Length of Utterance (PMLU), Child Health Questionnaire<br /><br>(CHQ) score, and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score for health-related<br /><br>quality of life, Intelligibility in context Scale (ICS) and 9-point scale of<br /><br>satisfaction about communication in everyday situations.</p><br>