Parent training boosts speech therapy for kids with apraxia
NCT ID NCT05916222
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether training parents to help with speech therapy at home improves outcomes for children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Forty children aged 2 to 7 will receive standard speech therapy twice a week for 8 weeks. Some parents will get direct coaching during sessions, while others will only watch. All families will practice at home. The goal is to see which approach leads to better speech accuracy.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
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- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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24 to 95 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Child Eligibility Inclusion Criteria 1. 2;6-7;11 years of age at the start of treatment 2. English as the primary and preferred language 3. Primary speech diagnosis of CAS based on auditory-perceptual, expert diagnosis and/or Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skills (DEMSS) score classification of "significant evidence of CAS" with score \<323 Exclusion Criteria 1. Concomitant disorders including autism spectrum disorder, global development delay, or intellectual disability, Down syndrome, or other genetic condition (diagnosis of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is allowable if the child can attend in sessions with medication and/or strategies) 2. Primary diagnosis of dysarthria or other speech sound disorder (e.g., phonological impairment). 3. Oral structural anomalies 4. Hearing impairment 5. Uncorrected visual impairment 6. Receiving speech treatment elsewhere during the period of the study. Language or Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) treatment is permitted. 7. Receptive Language Index standard score less than 70 on the Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test - 4th Edition (REEL-4), Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Preschool 3rd Edition (CELF-P3), or Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - 5th Edition (CELF-5), as appropriate for participant's age. 8. Cognitive standard score less than 70 on the Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC) - ages 2;0 - 5;11, Nonverbal Index of Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales - 2nd Edition - age 6;0 - 7;11
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York, 11549, United States
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New York University
New York, New York, 10012, United States
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