Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Intensity of Early Communication Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kansas
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Communication Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-27 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if a more intensive application of communication intervention, i.e. 5 hours per week, will result in more frequent intentional communication acts, greater lexi...
Detailed Description
Our research team has pioneered the development of a prelinguistic communication intervention referred to as Parent Responsivity Education-Milieu Communication Teaching (PRE-MCT). This intervention is...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- must produce at least one intentional communication act during administration of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scale
- a minimum raw score of 34 or a composite score not greater than 75 on the cognitive subtest of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development
Exclusion
- spontaneous production of more than 20 words
- failure of a screening test for Autism
- English is not the primary language spoken in the home
- corrected hearing or corrected vision is not within normal limits
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00723151
Start Date
July 1 2005
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
November 1 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
2
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203