Speech sound disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
To achieve our aim of establishing whether data collection for the Core Outcomes Set (COS) is feasible as part of routine clinical practice for NHS speech and language therapy (SLT) services in Englan
Sponsors
North Bristol NHS Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: WP1 participants: 1. Any qualified Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) employed within one of the participating sites 2. HCPC/RCSLT registered 3. Specialism or special interest in working with children with Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) WP2 participants: 1. SLT focus groups/survey: 2. Qualified clinical SLTs with experience in assessing and providing intervention for children with SSD Service manager interviews: 1. Service managers working in one of the five participating NHS sites Commissioner interviews: 1. People with commissioning responsibilities working in one of the five participating NHS sites Parent questionnaires: 1. Parent/carer of a child who has been diagnosed with SSD 2. Parent/carer of a child who is participating in WP3 WP3 participants: 1. Children aged 2-18 years with SSD of unknown cause (not associated with cleft palate, cerebral palsy or hearing impairment) 2. Known to the NHS SLT service at one of the five participating sites 3. Children who have a legally responsible adult capable of giving consent for the child to participate in the study, or young people who are over the age of 16 years who can consent on their own behalf
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: WP1: 1. Non-SLTs WP2: 1. SLT focus groups/survey: 2. Individuals who are not qualified SLTs with clinical experience in assessing and providing intervention for children with SSD Service manager interviews: 1. Individuals who do not work as a service manager 2. Individuals who work as service managers, but not within one of the five participating NHS sites Commissioner interviews: 1. Individuals whose role does not include commissioning responsibilities 2. Individuals who have commissioning responsibilities, but not within one of the five participating NHS sites Parent questionnaires: 1. Parents whose children are not participating in WP3 WP3: 1. Adults (over 18 years) 2. Children with SSD of known cause (e.g., associated with cleft palate, cerebral palsy or hearing impairment) 3. Children who do not have a legally responsible adult capable of giving consent for the child to participate in the study, or where the young person is aged over 16 years the service deems them to lack capacity to consent
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage of consonant sounds produced correctly measured using the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) pre- and post-intervention 2. Ability to produce phonemes, e.g. in imitation, measured using the DEAP pre- and post-intervention 3. Number of phonemes used measured using the DEAP pre- and post-intervention 4. Percentage of vowel sounds produced correctly measured using the DEAP pre- and post-intervention 5. Percentage of phonemes produced correctly measured using the DEAP pre- and post-intervention 6. Phonological awareness measured using the Newcastle Assessment of Phonological Awareness pre- and post-intervention | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed