Effectiveness of Language in Interaction Therapy in preschool children with developmental language disorders

Completed

• Conditions: ontwikkelingsstoornissen; Developmental Language Disorder; Specific Language Impairment

• Registration Number: NL-OMON42916
• Lead Sponsor: Hogeschool Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

- Language performance at least 1,5 SD below the mean on two or more language domains
- Special educational needs
- Non-verbal intelligence within the normal range (non-verbal IQ * 85)

Exclusion Criteria

- Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Severe Hearing Impairment (hearing loss > 35 dB)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Improvement in grammatical competence, measured by:<br /><br>1. Change in grammatical complexity of spontaneous spoken sentences of the<br /><br>child.<br /><br>2. Change in testscore on CELF Preschool subtest Recalling Sentences (Wiig,<br /><br>Secord, Semel & De Jong, 2012), a sentence repetition task with an increasing<br /><br>score when larger proportions of the sentence are imitated correctly. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Improvement in comprehension of grammar, measured by the Coloring Booktest,<br /><br>where the child is asked to carry out coloring tasks on an iPad. The Coloring<br /><br>Booktest is developed by the Digital Humanities Lab of Utrecht University.</p><br>