Pediatric Speech Therapy Session Frequency and Speech Outcomes
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare speech therapy outcomes in children ages 18 months to 16 years who participate in weekly speech therapy with home programming versus every-other week speech therapy with home programming in outpatient speech therapy. The main question it aims to answer is: Does a change in how often speech therapy sessions are delivered show an increased benefit in language and articulation standardized test scores? Participants will be randomly assigned to either (1) weekly or (2) every-other-week speech therapy for a total of 8 sessions. Researchers will compare these two groups to see if there are differences in speech outcomes.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Active Comparator: Every-other-week therapy with home programming Receipt of standard speech therapy care (every-other-week) for 8.0 sessions |
Behavioral: Speech Therapy
Delivery of speech therapy services
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| Experimental: Weekly therapy with home programming Receipt of speech therapy care (every week) for 8.0 sessions |
Behavioral: Speech Therapy
Delivery of speech therapy services
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in Articulation and intelligibility [Baseline, immediately after treatment (up to 4 months)]
Scores on the following standardized measures: Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation- Third Edition (GFTA-3_; Average Standard Score range is from 86-114; an increase in standard score indicates improvement in intelligibility.
- Change in Receptive vocabulary skills [Baseline, immediately after treatment (up to 4 months)]
Scores on the following standardized measure: Receptive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test- Fourth Edition, Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test- Fourth Edition; Average Standard Score range is from 85-115; an increase in standard score indicates improvement in understanding vocabulary. ROVPVT-4
- Change in Expressive vocabulary skills [Baseline, immediately after treatment (up to 4 months)]
Scores on the following standardized measure: Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test- Fourth Edition; Average Standard Score range is from 85-115; an increase in standard score indicates improvement in understanding or labeling vocabulary. EOWPVT-4
- Change in Receptive and expressive early language skills [Baseline, immediately after treatment (up to 4 months)]
Scores on the following standardized measures: Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Scale- Fourth Edition; Average Standard Score range is from 90-109; an increase in standard score indicates improvement in language ability score.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Home Exercise Plan (HEP) provision [up to 4 months]
Parent-reported compliance with home therapy programming
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Medical order for speech therapy
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Patients eligible for speech therapy at Connecticut Children's (qualify for receptive, expressive language and/or articulation therapy)
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Diagnosis of communication disorder.ICD-10 codes will be utilized pertaining to expressive, receptive language and articulation disorders (ICD-10 code specific to patient: F80.0, F80.1, F80.2, F80.4, F80.9, R47.89, R41.841)
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Patient recommended for individual (i.e. not group) treatment
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18 months to 16 years of age
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Completed 1 plan of care (POC) with a duration of 8 sessions
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Attended at least 80% of scheduled visits during their plan of care period (still completing 8 sessions of therapy, may have extended time to completion).
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Services for a full 8-session plan of care.
Exclusion Criteria:
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- Seeking speech therapy care for treatment of disorders related to diagnosis of voice, feeding, fluency, and/or cognition
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Patient unable to complete standardized tests (EOWPVT-4, ROWPVT-4, GFTA-3, REEL-4)
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Patients in group speech therapy
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Patients younger than 18 months or older than 16 years of age
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Not willing to complete a full POC (8 sessions)
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Unable/unwilling to attend 80% of scheduled visits
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | ConnecticutCMC | Hartford | Connecticut | United States | 06010 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Virginia Van Epps, M.Ed., Connecticut Children's Medical Center
- Study Director: Mary Dortenzio, MS, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
- Study Director: Jodi Urzua, MS, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
- Study Director: Emma Mandillo, MA, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
- Study Director: Morgan Vallero, MS, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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