Enhancing pragmatic language skills for young children with social communication difficulties

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Disorders of psychological development; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17561417
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bedfordshire

Brief Summary

2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38741221/ (added 14/05/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-19
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 814

Inclusion Criteria

School inclusion criteria:
1. State-funded infant or primary school or special needs school with year groups 1-3
2. Schools that have computer facilities (two available laptops) for children to use
3. Agree to all requirements outlined in the E-PLAYS-2 Memorandum of Understanding and Data Sharing Agreement

Focal child inclusion criteria:
1. Children aged 5-7 years old
2. Children who meet the criteria for social communication difficulties as determined by the Social Communication Behaviour Checklist completed by the child's teacher
3. Children whose parent/carers provide consent for them to take part in the E-PLAYS-2 trial
4. Children who complete all the research assistant administrated baseline assessments
5. Child’s parent/carer willing to complete relevant questionnaires

Partner child inclusion criteria:
1. Children aged 5-7 years old
2. Children who do not meet the criteria for social communication difficulties as determined by the Social Communication Behaviour Checklist
3. Children whose parents/carers provide consent for them to take part in the E-PLAYS-2 trial

Exclusion Criteria

School exclusion criteria:
1. Independent, fee-paying schools
2. Schools that are taking part in other language and communication research/trials aimed at pupils in Year 1 and Year 2
3. Schools that have previously used E-PLAYS; Schools that took part in the E-PLAYS feasibility study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pragmatic language skills measured using the Test of Pragmatic Skills (TPS) at baseline and 35-40 weeks post-randomisation