Effectiveness of Early Parent-Based Language Intervention

Phase 3

• Conditions: Language Delay; Developmental Language Disorders
• Interventions: Other: Heidelberg Parent-based Language Intervention HPLI

• Registration Number: NCT00625261
• Lead Sponsor: Heidelberg University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of a highly-structured parent-based language intervention group program for two-year-old children with language delay.

Detailed Description

Language delay in toddlers is a prevalent problem for pediatric practitioners. As there are no clear guidelines to deal with this problem, in German speaking countries the "wait-and-see"approach is widely chosen, although longitudinal studies have found that children with language delay are at risc for cognitive, behavioral and social-emotional problems.

During the last few years various forms of early language intervention have been increasingly implemented in German speaking countries. However, they have not been evaluated.

Early parent-based intervention could be an economical way in prevention speech and language disorders.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-10
• Status Verified: 2007-08
• Primary Completion: 2008-02
• Study First Submitted: 2008-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2008-02-28
• Study Completion: 2011-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Children with receptive and/or expressive language abilities below norm range measured by the standardized and norm-referenced German developmental language test SETK-2 (Grimm, 2000)

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with visual impairments, genetic syndromes, metabolic diseases
• Children with previous language intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Heidelberg Parent-based Language Intervention HPLI	The mothers of the two-years old children in the intervention group took part at the Heidelberg Parent-based Language Intervention HPLI

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Receptive and expressive language abilities using standardized instruments (SETK-2, SETK 3-5, AWST, HVS, HASE, HSET)	at 2; 6, 3, 4, 5 and 8 years of age

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent-report screening questionnaire ELFRA-2 (adoption of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories-CDI); cognitive and social-emotional development assessed by standardized instruments,	at 2;6, 3, 4, 5 and 8 years of age

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Pediatric Neurology, Childrens Hospital, University of Heidelberg; 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, Germany