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Promoting Development in Toddlers With Communication Delays

13 juni 2012 uppdaterad av: Autism Speaks
Eighty parent-child dyads will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental intervention or an active control condition. Subjects assigned to the experimental group will participate in 12 home-based intervention sessions.

Studieöversikt

Status

Avslutad

Detaljerad beskrivning

The experimental intervention is manualized, follows an illustrated workbook for parents, and uses individualized video-feedback, modeling, and coaching strategies to help parents establish play interactions that promote communication. All participants take part in comprehensive baseline and post-intervention/post-active control assessments, as well as 6- and 12-month follow up assessments. Families in the active control group will also be invited to participate in an oral feedback session to discuss the results from these assessments. Children's involvement in other forms of intervention will be monitored using a validated intervention log so that the moderating effects of these treatments can be examined.

By targeting parent-child interactions, the current intervention ensures that new child behaviors generalize beyond the immediate context of the intervention and are maintained over time (Schreibman, 2000). In addition, by involving parents in the treatment of their children (e.g., by establishing a daily playtime routine), the current intervention ensures that the intervention strategies are implemented with sufficient intensity for causing developmental change (National Research Council, 2001).

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

60

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, Förenta staterna
        • University of California, Los Angeles
    • New York
      • New York, New York, Förenta staterna
        • Hunter College

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

1 år till 2 år (Barn)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The child is between 15 and 30 months of age;
  • The child scores at least one standard deviation below average on the Social Composite Score of the CSBS DP.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The child has been diagnosed with a known medical condition that has been linked to either autism or mental retardation (e.g., Fragile X, Tuberous Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephalus).
  • The child has a severe visual, hearing, or motor impairment or fragile health condition that would prevent him/her from validly participating in the assessment procedures.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Dubbel

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Active Control
The active control involves three 90 minute in-home training sessions. These training sessions will be administered by trained graduate students or a postdoctoral student in a developmental psychology or related field. The active control will follow a standardized treatment manual (Kasari, 2008). This treatment manual was based upon the teacher training workshops created by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. Over the course of the intervention, parent and interventionist cover a hierarchy of intervention topics, aiming to improve the parent's ability to successfully promote the child's social and emotional competency.
The parent education program involves 12 in-home training sessions (90 minutes each), is administered by trained graduate and postdoctoral students in developmental psychology or a related field, and follows a standardized treatment manual (Siller, 2005). The active control involves three 90 minute in-home training sessions. These training sessions will be administered by trained graduate students or a postdoctoral student in a developmental psychology or related field. The active control will follow a standardized treatment manual (Kasari, 2008). This treatment manual was based upon the teacher training workshops created by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning.
Experimentell: Experimental Treatment
The parent education program involves 12 in-home training sessions (90 minutes each), is administered by trained graduate and postdoctoral students in developmental psychology or a related field, and follows a standardized treatment manual (Siller, 2005). Over the course of the intervention, parent and interventionist cover a hierarchy of intervention topics, aiming to promote the ability of the parent-child dyad to successfully manage shared toy play.
The parent education program involves 12 in-home training sessions (90 minutes each), is administered by trained graduate and postdoctoral students in developmental psychology or a related field, and follows a standardized treatment manual (Siller, 2005). The active control involves three 90 minute in-home training sessions. These training sessions will be administered by trained graduate students or a postdoctoral student in a developmental psychology or related field. The active control will follow a standardized treatment manual (Kasari, 2008). This treatment manual was based upon the teacher training workshops created by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Maternal Synchronization
Tidsram: 3 months
Maternal Synchronization will be measured at exit of study.
3 months
Maternal Synchronization
Tidsram: 6 months
Maternal Synchronization will be measured at 6 month follow up of study.
6 months
Maternal Synchronization
Tidsram: 12 months
Maternal Synchronization will be measured at 12 month follow up of study.
12 months

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Early Social Communication Scale
Tidsram: 3 months
Early Social Communication Scale will be used to measure joint attention behaviors at exit of study.
3 months
Early Social Communication Scale
Tidsram: 6 months
Early Social Communication Scale will be used to measure joint attention at 6 month follow up.
6 months
Early Social Communication Scale
Tidsram: 12 months
Early Social Communication Scale will be used to measure joint attention at 12 month follow up.
12 months

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Sponsor

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Connie Kasari, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Publikationer och användbara länkar

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Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart

1 april 2007

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

1 oktober 2011

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

1 oktober 2011

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

10 november 2009

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

10 november 2009

Första postat (Uppskatta)

11 november 2009

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)

14 juni 2012

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

13 juni 2012

Senast verifierad

1 juni 2012

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