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Can weekly video coaching help preterm babies find their voice?

NCT ID NCT07738224

Symptom relief Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This trial tests whether a telehealth program called Babble Boot Camp can improve early communication in babies born very preterm (before 32 weeks). Parents in the treatment group join weekly 15-minute coaching sessions with a speech pathologist for six months, learning activities to weave into daily routines. The study compares their children's language skills and family well-being against a usual-care group, asking whether this proactive approach can support the earliest stages of speech and language.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Babble Boot Camp, a telehealth parent-coaching speech and language intervention
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a practical, home-based way to improve early communication skills in preterm infants and support parents, potentially reducing later language delays.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and early, so results may not apply to all preterm infants. Success depends on parents' consistent participation, and the intervention may not produce lasting language gains.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 86 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Aug 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Up to 6 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infants born \<32 weeks' gestational age (GA) * Infants medically stable and not ventilator dependent at recruitment * Primary language spoken at home is English * Participants able to attend 6 months of telehealth early intervention * Infants less than 5.5 months corrected age Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a chromosomal or genetic anomaly known to affect development, * Significant hearing and vision loss * Clefting of the lip or palate * Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy * Intraventricular haemorrhage grade 3 or 4 * Participants participating in any other trials including BBC

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

communication disorder Premature Birth

As listed by the trial registrant

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Premature infants

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • The Royal Women's Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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