Effectiveness of parent and tutor training in the treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood Apraxia of Speech; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000102572
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

Criteria for the children:
Diagnosis of CAS
Normal vision (or adjusted to normal)
Hearing of at least 40dbs
English as a primary language speaker
No diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Criteria for the parents and tutors:
English is their first language
No known speech related issues.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the children.

Parent and tutor exclusion criteria:
Does not speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of speech sounds or phonemes correct in 60 probe words. The researcher will meet with each child each week to record them saying all the probe words.<br>[Probe data will be collected once a week for the duration of the study which is 22 weeks from baseline to the end of the last maintenance phase]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of phonemes correct of all words in probe data (target words, similar words and control words).<br>[Probe data will be collected once a week for the duration of the study which is 22 weeks from baseline to the end of the study.]