Down syndrome Other
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention being evaluated is BabblePlay app, a novel, tablet-based behavioural intervention designed to support early vocal development in infants with Down syndrome. The intervention uses a co
Sponsors
University of York
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Months to 15 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Same as the BabblePlay RCT: 1. The infant has a diagnosis of Down syndrome 2. The infant is aged between 7 and 15 months at the point of randomisation 3. The infant is growing up in a monolingual English-speaking household, or is exposed to less than 10% of another language, based on caregiver report 4. The infant has eyesight good enough to view shapes on an iPad screen (based on caregiver report) 5. Twins (triplets/quadruplets/….) are eligible to participate 6. The family is based in the UK 7. The infant is not taking part in another speech, language or communication intervention research study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Same as the BabblePlay RCT: 1. Infant does not meet the diagnosis, age, language exposure, or residency requirements listed above 2. Infant has visual difficulties that would prevent them from seeing shapes on the iPad screen 3. Infant is currently in another speech, language, or communication intervention research study
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactTamar Keren-Portnoy
Outcome results
None listed