Effectiveness of an online interval small group therapy for children with specific developmental disorders of speech and language

Effectiveness of an online interval small group therapy for children with specific developmental disorders of speech and language - THEON

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030068

Enrollment

212

Registered

2022-08-26

Start date

2022-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

F80

Interventions

Group 1: Children aged 36-83 months with a moderate or a severe specific developmental language disorder (DLD) are randomly assigned to the intervention group (online interval small group therapy, gro

T1 twelve months, and T2 18 months after therapy start). Group 2: The practicability, satisfaction, acceptance, and obstacles to implementing language therapy in both study groups are surveyed in a pr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

36 Months to 83 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The child - uses German as a first language or, in case of a non-German native language, has regular contact with the German language for several hours (e.g., daycare center) for at least 10 months - IQ =85 in a developmental diagnostic (limit cases: =77, provided that a repeated examination after 6 months at the earliest shows improvement) - peripheral normal hearing bilateral - moderate to severe (specific) developmental language disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - motor, cognitive, anatomical, or sensory disorders that may be associated with language deficits - speech fluency disorder - profound developmental disorder (e.g. autism or mental disorder) - language therapy during the last 3 months - childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Language development status at test time point T1 (12 months after therapy start/T0)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Language development status at test time point T2 (18 months after therapy start/T0) Patient-related secondary endpoints: - Online, interval, group DLD therapy is more cost-effective than standard therapy. - Online, interval, group DLD therapy leads to increased adherence and fewer drop-outs and is well accepted by children, parents and therapists, making it suitable for use during pandemics. - Online, interval, group DLD therapy improves access to speech-language therapy for families with migrant backgrounds and/or low social status, single parents, large families and rural populations.	—

Measure

Time frame

Language development status at test time point T2 (18 months after therapy start/T0) Patient-related secondary endpoints: - Online, interval, group DLD therapy is more cost-effective than standard therapy. - Online, interval, group DLD therapy leads to increased adherence and fewer drop-outs and is well accepted by children, parents and therapists, making it suitable for use during pandemics. - Online, interval, group DLD therapy improves access to speech-language therapy for families with migrant backgrounds and/or low social status, single parents, large families and rural populations.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatrin Neumann

Klinik für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie des Universitätskliniklums Münster

katrin.neumann@uni-muenster.de0251-8356854

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 26, 2026