Status:

COMPLETED

Rx for Success: RCT of an App for Dialogic Reading Training

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborating Sponsors:

Reach Out and Read National Office

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Conditions:

Literacy

Child Development

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-21 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to explore the efficacy of amplifying dialogic reading training provided to families of infants and toddlers in the ROR program using a novel, smartp...

Detailed Description

Shared reading, most often between a parent and child, has been described as "the single most important activity for developing the knowledge required for eventual success in reading." The American Ac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Gestation of at least 34 weeks,
  • Age at initial screening 6 months (5.75 months-7.5 months) or 18 months old (17-21 months).
  • No documented history of major neurological insult such as intracranial hemorrhage or V-P shunt.
  • Comfortable speaking English during their WCC and reviewing/comprehending study materials without a translator, including informed consent.
  • Functional literacy in at least one primary caregiver, defined as the ability to navigate the RS application, read prompts provided by the RS application (targeted 6th grade reading level as estimated via the Readable.io website), and understand/provide informed consent, administered in English.
  • Possession of a smartphone or tablet device capable of downloading, installing and utilizing the RS application.

Exclusion

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria above
  • Twins

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 20 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

252 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03828721

Start Date

March 20 2018

End Date

July 1 2019

Last Update

June 16 2020

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Community Health Center@ Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106