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NCT02291172 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Comprehensive Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Children With Autism

A NA study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
74
Enrollment target

NCT02291172 is a NA study that has completed, run by Vanderbilt University. The registered enrollment target is 74 participants.

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The verdict

NCT02291172, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
74 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Overview The goal of Comprehensive Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism is to conduct an efficacy study of a promising intervention to increase spoken language in preschool children who are minimally verbal. The proposed study compares a comprehensive communication intervention (JASP- EMT Plus; JEP) to a business as usual (BAU) control group in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) across 4 time points. The study replicates and extends procedures used by Kasari, Kaiser et al (2014) to successfully promote social communication in older minimally verbal children. Intervention components include: (1) Joint Attention, Structured Play, Engagement and Regulation and Enhanced Milieu Teaching (JASP- EMT), (2) applied with systematic parent training, (3) use of speech generating device (SGD) and (4) supplementary direct teaching of foundational skills for language learning as indicated by child entry skills (CORE-DTT; Smith, 2009). Children who remain minimally verbal beyond age 5 are at high risk for persistent, severe communication deficits that impact social development, educational achievement and quality of life (Tager-Flusberg \& Kasari, 2013). Thus, there is an urgent need for effective strategies to promote communication development during the preschool years to ameliorate early communication deficits and prevent persistent minimally verbal status. This study aims to change social communication in minimally verbal preschool children with ASD by applying a naturalistic social communication intervention which teaches the social foundations of communication and functional use of verbal language in play and interaction. In addition, the intervention addresses three factors that may contribute to remaining minimally verbal: lack of an effective mode of speech production, lack of foundational skills for learning language (receptive language, imitation, joint attention), and lack of communication partners to support continued language learning

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Intervention JEP

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 74 participants
Start Date 2014-09
Est. Completion 2018-03
Phase NA

Sponsor

Vanderbilt University

430 total trials

What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT02291172

The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT02291172 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 74 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Vanderbilt University, which has 430 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Intervention JEP is the first listed.

NCT02291172 reports 0 study locations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02291172 about?

NCT02291172 is a clinical study titled "Comprehensive Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Children With Autism". Overview The goal of Comprehensive Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism is to conduct an efficacy study of a promising intervention to increase spoken language in preschool children who are minimally verbal. The proposed study compares a comprehensive communication in...

What is the current status of trial NCT02291172?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 74 participants. The study started on 2014-09. Estimated completion is 2018-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02291172?

The interventions under investigation include: Intervention JEP (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02291172?

This trial is sponsored by Vanderbilt University, which has 430 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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