What Treatment Works for Children With Selective Mutism?

NCT00554749 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 1.2006.211615968
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the outcome of a manual based treatment for children with Selective Mutism

Conditions

Selective Mutism

Keywords

Selective mutism; Children; Treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• School Speech Questionnaire (SSQ)

  SSQ is a teacher-report measure assessing the frequency of the child's speaking behaviour at school. It is a 9-item questionnaire. Each item has four possible responses, ranging 0 (never), 1 (seldom), 2 (often) and 3 (always). The standard sum score is added up from the six questions (as defined by its author Lindsey Bergman) and then divided by 6 to make up a corresponding factor score ranging from 0-3.(worst value=0 and best value=3)

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Children Who Obtained the Different Treatment Modules (Level of Speaking;Level 1 Through to 6)

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

1 Behavioral intervention

OTHER

Behavioral intervention in all seven subjects Weekly sessions in the home and the kindergarten using defocused communication and stimulus fading interventions

Behavioral: Interventions at home, in the kindergarten/school

Interventions

Interventions at home, in the kindergarten/school BEHAVIORAL

Weekly interventions including behavior techniques (stimulus fading)

Also known as: Stimulus fading interventions

1 Behavioral intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 9 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children with a clinical diagnosis of Selective Mutism (SM)

You may not qualify if:

• Children with Mental Retardation (IQ\<50)
• Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
• Children with SM in active treatment
• Children with SM on medication
• Children whose parents are non-Norwegian speaking

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse: lead
• Ullevaal University Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Centre for child and adolescent mental health, Eastern and Southern Norway

Oslo, 0484, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mutism

Interventions

Schools

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech Disorders; Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Hanne Kristensen
• Organization: Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway

hanne.kristensen@r-bup.no

+4722586000

Study Officials

• Hanne Kristensen, Ph.D.

  Centre of child and adolescent mental health, Eastern and Southern Norway

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2007
• First Posted: November 7, 2007
• Study Start: November 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2008
• Study Completion: December 1, 2008
• Last Updated: November 25, 2010
• Results First Posted: November 18, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-11

Locations

NO (1)