Developmental Monitoring and Language Promotion

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Development

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03732911

Pro2018001244

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to pilot test an intervention developed to enhance parent knowledge regarding child development and encourage parents to engage in activities that promote language acquisition.

Full description

Our specific aim for this proposal is to pilot test an intervention developed to enhance parent knowledge regarding child development and the home cognitive environment comprised of distribution of (1) publicly available developmental monitoring materials, (2) age and language appropriate children's books, and (3) text message reminders. Participants in this intervention will receive: (1) educational materials about child development and developmental monitoring checklists; (2) age and language appropriate picture books; and (3) two text messages per week for a 6-month period. Differences in pre- and post-intervention knowledge regarding child development and the home cognitive environment will be assessed.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Preferred language either English or Spanish,
2. Parent or legal guardian,
3. Age ≥ 18 years,
4. Willing to accept text messages
5. Child ≤ 20 months old

Exclusion criteria

1. Individuals unable to provide consent
2. Individuals who do not meet inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention arm

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention