Early Intervention in Very Preterm Children

Early Intervention for Speech Sound Disorder in Very Preterm Children

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01352481

Enrollment

Registered

2011-05-12

Start date

2011-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2011-05-12

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Conditions

Prematurity, Speech Sound Disorder

Keywords

Speech sound development

Brief summary

* The aim of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a short, highly structured parent based speech intervention program on speech development in very preterm children with a Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) at 2 years of age. * The hypothesis of this study is that early intervention on speech development is effective in improving the speech development in preterm children with SSD at 2 years of age compared to a no treatment group (usual care at this age).

Interventions

OTHEREarly parent-based speech intervention program

Seven 1h sessions during a three-month period.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

24 Months to 27 Months

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* birth weight \< 1500 grams or gestational age \< 32 weeks * singleton birth * no major neurodevelopmental disabilities, and * Dutch speaking family background

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of acquired consonants produced by the child	12 months after the onset of treatment

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Primary ContactIL Van Noort-van der Spek

i.vanderspek@erasmusmc.nl

Backup ContactMCJP Franken

m.franken@erasmusmc.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026