Infant Feeding, Non-nutritive Sucking and Speech Development

NCT03315416 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: ICA-CDRF-2016-02-053
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 135
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will look at whether there is a relationship between how babies are fed, whether they suck a dummy/hand and how they develop speech.

Conditions

Speech Disorders in Children

Keywords

Speech Disorder; Breast Feeding; Infant Feeding; Bottle Feeding; Speech Development; Speech Sound Development; Speech Sound Disorder; Non-nutritive Sucking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of Consonants Correct (PCC) on a single word naming test.

  PCC is a speech sound articulation test used to measure the number of correct consonant sounds produced compared to the number of consonant sounds attempted.

  Outcome will be determined from data gained from the participants through assessment on a single clinic visit following recruitment.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Presence of developmental and non-developmental error patterns in speech.

  Outcome will be determined from data gained from the participants through assessment on a single clinic visit following recruitment.

Study Arms (1)

NHS Sample

Children diagnosed with speech sound disorder aged 2-5 years

Other: Speech Sound Assessment

Interventions

Speech Sound Assessment OTHER

Formal standardised speech sound assessment typically used as part of standard NHS care by Speech and language Therapists

Also known as: Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP)

NHS Sample

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 24 Months - 66 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children aged 2;0-5;6 on current speech and language therapy clinical caseloads in Hampshire (Solent NHS Trust) who have a diagnosis of speech sound disorder.

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 2;0-5;6 on current speech and language therapy clinical caseloads in Hampshire (Solent NHS Trust) who have a diagnosis of speech sound disorder.

You may not qualify if:

• Genetic Disorder (including Downs Syndrome and other identified syndromes) Other congenital anomaly (e.g Cerebral Palsy, Global Developmental Delay) Diagnosed Learning Disability Permanent Hearing Loss (Sensorineural) Cleft lip and/or palate and/or submucous cleft palate Premature birth (before 37 completed weeks gestation) English as second or additional language

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Samanth Burr: lead

Study Sites (1)

Solent NHS Trust

Southampton, SO19 8BR, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Speech Disorders; Breast Feeding; Bottle Feeding; Speech Sound Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Samantha L Burr

  Solent NHS Trust

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Toity Deave, Dr

  University of the West of England

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Samantha L Burr

CONTACT

07721 211 928; Sam.Burr@uwe.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Academic Speech and Language Therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 9, 2017
• First Posted: October 20, 2017
• Study Start: November 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2021
• Study Completion: May 31, 2021
• Last Updated: March 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Locations

GB (1)