Group, individual and home based speech pathology interventions for three and four year olds

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: speech and language delays and disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001039976
• Lead Sponsor: Darling Downs Health Service District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-10-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 99

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 3 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months at start of participation in study.
Must have some speech and or language difficulties.

All participants will have had a prior consulation with an allied health professional, child health nurse or medical practitioner for referral purposes and to check general health as this is part of existing service intake requirements.

Exclusion Criteria

English is not the child’s first language
Previous speech pathology interventions
Currently seeing a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
Known intellectual impairment
Diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Permanent hearing impairment
Uncorrected visual impairments

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent perceptions as reported on a survey using a Likert scale of 1-10 of their concern about their child's communication, knowledge of how to help their child's communication and confidence in helping their child with their communication.[Baseline prior to no treatment period<br>Midpoint (8 weeks after baseline and prior to commencing intervention)<br>Post-intervention (after 8 weeks of intervention)];Parent perceptions as reported on a survey using a Likert scale of 1-10 of their child'e ability to: use words to say what he/she wants and needs; join words together the same as other children his/her age; understand what people say; speak clearly and say words correctly; use appropriate social skills and behave well[Baseline prior to no treatment period<br>Midpoint (8 weeks after baseline and prior to commencing intervention)<br>Post-intervention (after 8 weeks of intervention)]