Effects of dialogic booksharing intervention in rural Tanzania

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• Conditions: Enhancing parenting competencies of female caretakers to boost the cognitive and socio-emotional development of children; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12613329
• Lead Sponsor: Palacký University, Olomouc

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 10 July 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 295

Inclusion Criteria

1. The child has the correct age (born between 01/12/2019 and 01/06/2022)
2. The primary female caregiver of the child gave her consent to participate in the study
3. The female caregiver declared she could attend the baseline assessment, the intervention sessions, and the post-intervention assessments
4. The female caregiver agreed that we could delay their participation in the project by 1 year

Exclusion Criteria

1. Specific health conditions of children that do not allow their active participation in the intervention
2. Specific health conditions of caregivers that do not allow their active participation in the intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. The child's receptive language is assessed by the caretaker via the adjusted Toddler Language Scale, and by the experimental Pointing Vocabulary Test at baseline, after the 8-week program, and 1 year after the baseline.<br>2. The child's expressive language is assessed by the caretaker via the adjusted Toddler Language Scale, and by the experimental Expressive one-word picture vocabulary test at baseline, after the 8-week program, and 1 year after the baseline.