Early delay in acquiring expressive vocabulary Mental and Behavioural Disorders Vocabulary disorders
Conditions
Interventions
For each pair of eligible families recruited, one was randomly allocated to the Parent Language Program Group and one to the Usual Care Group. Masking occurred at randomisation, with group allocation
Sponsors
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents of 18 - 21 month-old toddlers 2. Attending any of eight well-child clinics within one Melbourne local government area 3. Identified by a brief, parent-reported vocabulary questionnaire as having minimal or no expressive vocabulary (e.g., scoring at or below the 20th percentile relative to age and sex norms)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with already-diagnosed (or a referral for) cognitive delay or major medical conditions 2. Children with symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder 3. Parents with insufficient English to attend a parent language program and complete brief written questionnaires
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes are to pilot and refine: 1. Parent interest in, and attendance at, a six-week parent language promotion program 2. Organisation and format of the Parent Language Program sessions, adapted from You Make The Difference™ program 3. The sensitivity of the assessment tools used during the follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed