Providing Speech Therapy Awareness in Private Schools

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Developmental Delay Disorder; Hearing Impairment; Speech Therapy; Speech Delay; Acquired Language Disorders; Head and Neck Cancer; Stuttering; Swallowing Disorder; Speech and Language Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Speech-Language Pathology Presentation

• Registration Number: NCT04505696
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

There has been limited research in the area of speech and language therapy awareness in Pakistan. The study aims to assess the efficacy of providing speech therapy awareness in private schools through a pre-post model. This Quasi experimental study will be a means of reaching out to schools and directly create awareness regarding the field and its scope. Pre-assessment will be carried out and after which a 45 minutes presentation will be conducted face to face or through a webinar as per school directives. The results will be analysed quantitatively and pre-post assessment of the participants will be measured.

Detailed Description

There has been limited research in the area of speech and language therapy awareness in Pakistan. The study aims to assess the efficacy of providing speech therapy awareness in private schools through a pre-post model. the study design is Quasi Experimental study

Sample size: 385. Raosoft Sampling technique: Purposive Sampling Inclusion criteria: Private English medium schools of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Schools with no speech and language therapists Exclusion criteria: Public Schools and schools who may have visiting or permanent speech therapists on their panel.

Delphi technique will be used for development of a tool for the intervention and to assess the impact of the awareness program.

The teachers will be tested pre and post program and three months after the completion of the program. Three months post they will be a) tested on the same questionnaire b) will determine number of students identified with difficulties c) students referred to a therapist.

Data will be analyzed quantitative means and quantitative data will be analyzed using SPSS

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-05
• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-15
• Study Completion: 2020-09-15
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 138

Inclusion Criteria

• Private English medium schools of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Schools with no speech and language therapists

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Exclusion Criteria

• Public Schools and schools who may have visiting or permanent speech therapists on their panel

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Speech-Language Pathology Introduction and scope	Speech-Language Pathology Presentation	Demographic Information Section on Knowledge \& Awareness Section on Practices

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-post Questionnaire	Same 1 Day	A reliable and valid tool will be used for assessment of Knowledge, awareness and practice regarding the speech-language pathology profession and the scope of practice. The tool consists of demographic information, comprising of 45 questions, placed under 3 sections.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah International University; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Federal Capital, Pakistan