Impact of Teacher Training and the Introduction of Early Adjustments on the Developmental Trajectory of Children at Risk of SLLD in Pre-school. (PRISME-TSLA)

Prevention, Detection and Specialised Intervention in Pre-school : Impact of Teacher Training and the Introduction of Early Adjustments on the Developmental Trajectory of Children at Risk of Specific Language and Learning Disorders (SLLD).

The high incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders, including specific language and learning disorders, and their profund impact on the schooling of the children concerned remains a major public health concern. Early identification and intervention are a valuable tool for improving these problems. The developmental trajectory of children could be improved by knowledge enhancement, identification and strategies to support the teachers through the involvement of health professionals in the classroom

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Language Disorders in Children; Learning; Developmental Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Teacher training

Detailed Description

PRISME - TSLA is a clinical trial developing experiment project for the intervention arm involving teacher training, the implementation of identification grids, follow-up observations in classroom of identified pupils, and the development of special arrangments. For the control arm, the teachers work with standard procedures of the French national education policy.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 165
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Réunion
  • Saint-Denis, Réunion, 97400
    • CHU de la réunion

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Pupils :

• In a kindergarten school with at least 3 classes of primary school age children.
• At least 5 years old on 31/12/2023.
• Whose 2 parents have given their consent (the consent of a single parent if no contact is possible with the second parent despite repeated attempts)
• Have received age-appropriate explanations about the study and have not refused to take part.

Exclusion Criteria:

Pupils in :

• In a kindergarten school with fewer than 3 classes, making it impossible to randomise the school
• Under 5 years of age on 31 December of the current school year.
• Under guardianship

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: teacher training; Teacher training and support for teachers in setting up specific arrangements.	Behavioral: Teacher training; Training for teachers in the intervention arm in the learning process, SLLD and early warning signs, with an identification grid. Observation of identified pupils and implementation of educational and environmental adjustments.
No Intervention: control class; Teacher will proceed in the usual way, referring to the procedures put in place by the national education system for identifying and referring children at risk

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improvement in the developmental trajectory of pre-school children at risk of SLLD in the areas of language, learning and coordination	BMTi (Modular Computerized Test Battery). pathologic area if score < or = -2, risk area if score [-1;-2[ middle area if score ]-1;1[ higher area if score > or = 1	8 months after inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improvement in teachers' knowledge and sense of competence	knowledge quiz	8 months after inclusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Magali CARBONNNIER, MD, Fondation Père FAVRON

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 22, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 24, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): June 24, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 28, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): October 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 13, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2025
• Last Verified: June 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Professional development; Neurological Development; Preventive approach; Preschool education
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Communication Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Language Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023/CHU/28; 2023-A01501-44 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No