Efficacy of an Intervention to Teach Zippering: A Two-Group Control Study
Effectiveness of Visual Cues and Verbal Storytelling in Teaching Preschool Children Zippering
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Brief Summary
Preschoolers are assigned to a control group or a comparison group to examine the efficacy of a new intervention to teach the skill of engaging and pulling up a zipper.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2019
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 26, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 4, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 30, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 30, 2020
CompletedMarch 31, 2020
December 1, 2019
5 months
November 26, 2019
March 29, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Zippering steps completed
The task of engaging and pulling up a zipper was broken down to 7 steps. By examining video data, the number of zippering steps completed was analyzed for each zippering trial.
all data was collected within three weeks for each child to minimize the impact of typical development
Study Arms (2)
Standard zippering vest
EXPERIMENTALChildren receive three supervised sessions for them to practice engaging and pull up a zipper, using a standard teaching zippering vest.
Modified zippering vest
EXPERIMENTALChildren receive three sessions of specially designed zippering instruction using a modified zippering vest, where they can practice engaging and pulling up a zipper after being read a related story.
Interventions
Standard zippering vest used to teach zippering
Modified zippering vest used to teach zippering, along with related story
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Child must be between 42 and 60 months of age. Child must be unable to zip by a) parent report and b) three observed attempts to zipper -
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Salus Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Little Joes preschool
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 19046, United States
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Fern Silverman, EdD
Salus University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
- Masking Details
- Preschoolers are not aware of whether they receive zippering instruction using a standard teaching zippering vest or the modified one. The parents were not aware which group their child was put in. All children received extra practice with zippering, in both groups.
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 26, 2019
First Posted
December 4, 2019
Study Start
September 1, 2019
Primary Completion
January 30, 2020
Study Completion
January 30, 2020
Last Updated
March 31, 2020
Record last verified: 2019-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share