Can coaching parents boost social skills in kids with disabilities?

NCT ID NCT06666777

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a speech therapy that involves parents can improve early social and communication skills in children aged 6 months to 5 years with neurodevelopmental disabilities. One group gets the parent-focused therapy, while the other gets standard speech therapy. Researchers will compare changes in social skills, language development, and parenting behaviors after eight weekly sessions.

What this could mean

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Active substance

behavioral intervention (parent-involved speech therapy focusing on early social and communication skills)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a better way to help children with neurodevelopmental disabilities develop early social and communication skills, potentially improving their long-term language and interaction abilities.

What could go wrong

This is a small early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest and hard to measure.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

communication disorder developmental disability hereditary disease Language Development Disorders language disorder neurodevelopmental disorder

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia" - Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale

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    Como, Como, 22100, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia" - Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale e Diurno (CDC)

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    Ponte Lambro, Como, 22037, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia" - Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale, Diurno (CDC) e Domiciliare

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    Lecco, Lecco, 23900, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia" - Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale, Diurno (CDC) e Residenziale

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    Bosisio Parini, Lecco, 23842, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia"- Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale

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    Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, 20099, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia"- Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale

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    Carate Brianza, Monza E Brianza, 20841, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia"- Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale

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    Cislago, Varese, 21040, Italy

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  • Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia"- Centro di Riabilitazione Ambulatoriale, Diurno (CDC)

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    Vedano Olona, Varese, 21040, Italy

    Contact

  • Associazione La Nostra Famiglia - IRCCS E. Medea

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    Bosisio Parini, Lecco, 23842, Italy

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