Evaluating 'E-PLAYS' for children with social communication impairment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Children with social communication impairments; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14818949
• Lead Sponsor: orth East London Foundation NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2019 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31198579 (added 17/06/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-03
• Study Completion: 2018-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

SLTs will review their caseloads and identify suitable children aged 4 – 7 years using the Social Communication Behaviour Checklist devised by Adams et al (2012):
1. The child has trouble understanding and interpreting the social context and friendship, e.g. social roles, emotions
2. The child has trouble understanding and/or using non-verbal aspects of communication, e.g. facial expression, intonation
3. The child has trouble with aspects of conversation, e.g. beginning and ending, taking turns, giving relevant and sufficient information
4. The child makes bizarre, tangential or inappropriate comments
5. The child has difficulty using and understanding non-literal language
Children are required to meet two out of the five criteria above

Exclusion Criteria

Hearing, visual or physical impairment severely affecting speech production

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified