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Early Intervention in Very Preterm Children

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01352481
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified May 2011 by Erasmus Medical Center.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : May 12, 2011
Last Update Posted : May 12, 2011
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Erasmus Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
  • The aim of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a short, highly structured parent based speech intervention program on speech development in very preterm children with a Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) at 2 years of age.
  • The hypothesis of this study is that early intervention on speech development is effective in improving the speech development in preterm children with SSD at 2 years of age compared to a no treatment group (usual care at this age).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Prematurity Speech Sound Disorder Other: Early parent-based speech intervention program Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 25 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Early Intervention for Speech Sound Disorder in Very Preterm Children
Study Start Date : April 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date : April 2013
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Intervention group Other: Early parent-based speech intervention program
Seven 1h sessions during a three-month period.
Other Name: Prematurity, Speech Sound Disorder, Early Intervention
No Intervention: Control group Other: Early parent-based speech intervention program
Seven 1h sessions during a three-month period.
Other Name: Prematurity, Speech Sound Disorder, Early Intervention


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of acquired consonants produced by the child [ Time Frame: 12 months after the onset of treatment ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   24 Months to 27 Months   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • birth weight < 1500 grams or gestational age < 32 weeks
  • singleton birth
  • no major neurodevelopmental disabilities, and
  • Dutch speaking family background
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Contacts
Contact: IL Van Noort-van der Spek i.vanderspek@erasmusmc.nl
Contact: MCJP Franken m.franken@erasmusmc.nl

Locations
Netherlands
Erasmus Medical University Center Recruiting
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Contact: van Noort-van der Spek    +31107036073      
Principal Investigator: RJ Baatenburg de Jong         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Erasmus Medical Center
More Information
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Responsible Party: RJ Baatenburg de Jong, MD, PhD, Head of Department, Erasmus Medical University Center, Department of Otorhinolatyngology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01352481     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NL33278.078.10
First Posted: May 12, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 12, 2011
Last Verified: May 2011

Keywords provided by Erasmus Medical Center:
Speech sound development

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Speech Sound Disorder
Communication Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders