Social communication intervention for young children with Down syndrome
- Conditions
- Down syndromeGenetic Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13902755
- Lead Sponsor
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35039084/ (added 22/08/2022) 2023 Preprint results in https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/wba2s/ (added 23/10/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 19
1. Parent or guardian willing and able to provide informed consent on behalf of participant
2. Confirmed diagnosis of trisomy 21 (DS)
3. Male or female child, 12 to 23 months old at study entry
4. Parent/carer giver has the literary and language skills needed to use intervention manual
5. The participant has not previously been entered into this study
6. The child is not currently taking part or planning to take part in a language based interventional study
1. Children with co-morbid conditions (for example Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder) as determined by the PI
2. Any reason in the opinion of the Principal Investigator that the child is not suitable for study participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method anguage (expressive and receptive) measured using a well-established parental questionnaire (Communicative Development Checklist) pre-intervention, immediately post intervention and at 6 months follow up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Responding to joint attention as measured by the Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales (also a parental questionnaire) measured pre-intervention, immediately post and at 6 months follow up.